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International Workshop: Towards Low Carbon Cities - Understanding and Analyzing Urban Energy and Carbon

17 - 18 February 2009, Nagoya, Japan


International Symposium: Realizing Low Carbon Cities - Bridging Science and Policy

16 February 2009, Nagoya, Japan


Retired buses find new lives in rural areas

Baby boomers are not the only ones retiring en masse. The time has come up for many of the buses that run on regular routes in the Tokyo, Nagoya and Osaka areas. By Atsushi Hiroshima, The Asahi Shimbun


Olympics air pollution studied by VU prof

Potential air pollution wafted from China to Japan around the time of the Beijing Olympics is the subject of a new study by a Valparaiso University professor.


Got milk? Convert it into biofuel

There’s no use crying over spilled milk in Japan. Not when it can be converted into biogas. By Bryn Nelson, Columnist, MSNBC


Japan eyes technology upgrades to halve emissions

Japan plans to focus on its efforts to improve 21 technologies to help the world halve greenhouse gases by 2050, a trade ministry official said on Wednesday.


Light Motor Vehicles and the Organisation

The number of light motor vehicles used in Japan began to rise from the mid-1960s, followed by an increase in their accidents.


Japanese Vehicle Emissions Standards

The table provides the current and new vehicle emissions standards for gasoline and LPG vehicles, diesel vehicles, and motorcycles.


Bali Roadmap to New Framework of Climate Change and the Role of Japan

By Kensuke Kanekiyo, Managing Director, The Institute of Energy Economics, Japan


Motor Vehicle Statistics for Japan, 1945-2003

PDF compiled by the Japan Automobile Manufacturer's Association (JAMA)

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