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<<< JFS WEEKLY DIGEST >>> 18 - 24 Nov. 2008

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What's New This Week from Japan for Sustainability
(18 - 24 Nov. 2008)
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- A New Feature of the JFS website, JFS Ecomap page is added.
JFS Ecomap introduces you interesting spots in Japan where you can
visit and see nature to conserve, and ambitious initiatives.
The following spots are added:

Shirakawa-go: Village of Traditional Architecture (2008/11/19)
http://www.japanfs.org/en/map/

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Updated Contents in Supporters' Page
(18 - 24 Nov. 2008)
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- FUJITSU RESEARCH INSTITUTE
- Nippon Paper Group, Inc. (2008/11/24)
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Newly Arrived Articles from Japan for Sustainability
(18 - 24 Nov. 2008)
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New Technology to Cut Power Consumption of Advanced LSI Circuit
Components by Up to Half

On June 27, 2008, NEC Corporation in Japan announced that it has
successfully developed a brand-new technology to visualize the
temperature distribution on large-scale integration (LSI) circuits.
This will allow reduction of their power consumption, which has been a
serious challenge for further miniaturization of LSIs. The improved
performance has already been demonstrated with NEC's latest super
computer, the SX-9.
http://www.japanfs.org/en/pages/028503.html

Major Japanese Companies Make Commitments to Environment Ministry under
Eco-First Program

On April 15, 2008, the Ministry of the Environment of Japan (MOE)
announced the establishment of a new program to allow companies to use
its Eco-First logo. The program aims to encourage further environmental
efforts by companies, under which they assure the Minister of
Environment of their environmental commitments and are then allowed to
use its program logo.
http://www.japanfs.org/en/pages/028505.html

Kubota Launches Project to Support Agriculture, Protect Environment in
Local Communities in Japan

Kubota, a major farm equipment manufacturer in Japan, announced on May
16, 2008, its Kubota E-Project to support activities that help
revitalize agriculture among farmers, local communities, and schools.
Agriculture in Japan is facing difficulties due to a shrinking and aging
workforce and depopulation of agricultural communities. The project aims
to re-energize domestic agriculture, and preserve the local environment
at the same time, by supporting regional activities that focus on
revitalizing abandoned farmland.
http://www.japanfs.org/en/pages/028507.html

Sumitomo Chemical to Start Mosquito Net Production in Nigeria

Sumitomo Chemical announced on June 4, 2008, that it will launch a new
plant to produce its proprietary Olyset Net in Nigeria, in western
Africa, to meet soaring demand for the anti-malaria mosquito net.
Although details of when and how construction starts are still under
review, the new plant is expected to manufacture up to 20 million units
of the Olyset Net annually. The plant will also contribute to job
creation, with the hiring of more than 5,000 local people.
http://www.japanfs.org/en/pages/028509.html

Environmental Doomsday Clock Advanced: Asahi Glass Foundation Survey in
2008

The Environmental Doomsday Clock was advanced to 9:33, according to the
results of an annual survey, conducted by the Asahi Glass Foundation and
released on September 10, 2008. The survey targeted environmental
experts around the world. The clock indicates the survey respondents'
sense of crisis threatening human survival, caused by the deterioration
of environmental conditions. It advanced two minutes from the previous
year, exhibiting the highest sense of crisis since the survey started in
1992.
http://www.japanfs.org/en/pages/028511.html

INAX Releases New Water Saving Toilet Fixtures for Public Use

On August 1, 2008, INAX Corporation, a Japanese major supplier of
sanitary fixtures and building materials, launched sales of new products
for public restrooms; a waterless urinal that needs no flush water, and
a wall mount toilet bowl for the water-saving six liter flush toilet
series,"ECO6." Both items are expected to save significant amounts of
water.
http://www.japanfs.org/en/pages/028513.html

New Technology Developed for Low-Cost, Clean Incineration of Biomass
Waste

A joint research team led by Professor Takeshi Sako at the Graduate
School of Science and Technology Research (Energy System Section),
Shizuoka University, announced on April 8, 2008, that it has developed a
new technology for clean incineration of biomass waste. The method,
studied by researchers from government, industry, and academia, treats
biomass with high-temperature and high-pressure steam called
"subcritical water," and then recovers heat from the combustion process
and inorganic residue for further utilization. It's drawing attention as
the world's first low-cost, clean incineration method to treat biomass
waste.
http://www.japanfs.org/en/pages/028520.html

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