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Government Agencies

Ministry of the Environment
http://www.env.go.jp/en/index.html
Information on: Ministry of the Environment / Environmental measures, waste materials / recycling measures, guide to natural environment/nature park areas, media report materials, laws and regulations / White Papers / Environmental standards, etc.
National Institute for Environmental Studies
http://www.nies.go.jp/index.html
Official homepage for the Research Institute of the Ministry of the Environment. Provides the latest information, an outline of the Institute and its survey and research activities, and information on materials published by the Institute.
Japan Meteorological Agency
http://www.jma.go.jp/jma/indexe.html
The official homepage of the Japan Meteorological Agency. Introduces the Agency's operations and systems, as well as general information on weather, earthquakes, volcanoes, and marine weather; it also provides access to weather-related publications, past data, and other notices.
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)
http://www.aist.go.jp/index_en.html
The National Institute for Resources and Environment is a research agency affiliated with the Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry's National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology. It promotes comprehensive research in fields that form the foundations of human activities, including environmental protection, particularly on the level of the global environment, as well as the development and application of resources and energy and related safety issues.

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Public Service Corporations / Environment

Japan Environment Association
http://www.jeas.or.jp/english/index.html
Since its establishment in March of 1977, the Japan Environment Association has been working in cooperation with schools, organizations, corporations, specialists, and related government agencies to conduct surveys and research and to improve people's awareness, with the goal of resolving environmental issues.
Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES)
http://www.iges.or.jp/en/index.html
The Institute for Global Environmental Strategies was established at the core of the former Environment Agency as an agency for practical and policy-related research with the following goals: to develop the basic framework for a new global culture as well as revolutionary policies and methods; to conduct research in areas including creation of strategies for environmental policies in the Asia-Pacific Region; and to implement concrete applications based on the results of these activities.
Japan Environmental Sanitation Center [Japanese only]
http://www.jesc.or.jp/
This Center has a long history as a pioneering presence in the field of environmental sanitation. Its system provides an excellent venue for its specialists and engineers, who have extensive experience in this field, to work together to put their skills to use.
Global Environment Centre Foundation (GEC)
http://gec.jp/
This Foundation provides support as an interface between the IETC and related domestic agencies, to ensure smooth and efficient activities of the IETC in Japan.
Environmental Information Center [Japanese only]
http://www.eic.or.jp/eic/
This is an environmental information system provided by the National Institute for Environmental Studies and operated by the Environmental Information Center.
Japan Environmental Education Forum (JEEF)
http://www.jeef.or.jp/english/
The Japan Environmental Education Forum is a non-governmental organization devoted to environmental education on a natural and global stage.
The Global Environmental Forum
http://www.gef.or.jp/en/
The Global Environmental Forum was established with the goal of contributing to the clarification and resolution of environmental problems and global environmental issues in Japan and worldwide.
Japan Society on Water Environment (JSWE)
http://www.jswe.or.jp/index-e.html
A Public Service Corporation, certified by the Environment Agency; its goal is to contribute to the creation and conservation of good water environments, and to the development of an academic culture.
Global Environment Outreach Centre (GEOC)
http://geic.hq.unu.edu/index.cfm
Established by the Environment Agency and the United Nations University in 1996 as a venue for building partnerships between organizations and individuals with a variety of perspectives that make up our society, such as NGOs, consumers, companies, and government agencies, and for supporting mutual activities through communication and interactions, with the goal of achieving a sustainable society.
United Nations Environment Programme International Environmental Technology Centre (UNEP IETC)
http://www.unep.or.jp/ietc/
The activities of IETC are intended to promote the use of environmentally sound technologies (EST) required to enable the management of metropolitan environmental problems and freshwater resources in developing countries and countries with economies in transition.
Japan Association of Industries and Environment
http://www.sankankai.com/005_english.shtml
This Association was established with the goal of forming a social consensus regarding the co-existence of industry and the environment and contributing to the further development of healthy industry and the creation of a richer environment. The Association will achieve this goal by undertaking planning, surveys, and research related to harmony between industrial activities and environment protection.
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)
http://www.aist.go.jp/index_en.html
NIRE is a research institute affiliated with the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology. It promotes comprehensive research in fields that act as the foundations for human activities, including global environment protection, development and use of resources and energy, and safety issues related to these areas.
Japan For Sustainability (JFS)
http://www.japanfs.org/en/
Japan For Sustainability transmits information, knowledge, and ideas regarding a wide range of environmental activities in Japan to the rest of the world. By learning from the feedback received from around the world in response to these transmissions, JFS increases the quality of activities in Japan, and develops and promotes global communications in collaboration with other countries in Asia.

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Public Service Corporations / Energy

National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology - Energy Electronics Institute - Fuel Cell System Group
http://unit.aist.go.jp/energy/groups/fc-sys_e.htm
In addition to conducting research and development targeting the practical application of high-temperature Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (SOFC), this group focuses on environment and energy-related issues from a wide perspective.
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology - Energy Electronics Institute - Fuel Cell Materials Group
http://unit.aist.go.jp/energy/groups/fuelcells-mate_e.htm
In addition to conducting research and development targeting the practical application of high-temperature Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (SOFC), this group focuses on environment and energy-related issues from a wide perspective.
New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO)
http://www.nedo.go.jp/english/index.html
This organization promotes research and development targeting energy-related technologies at universities, national laboratories, and in the private sector.
The Institute of Energy Economics, Japan (IEE JAPAN)
http://eneken.ieej.or.jp/en/index.html
The goal of this Institute is to conduct specialized research from the perspective of the national economy as a whole, in order to contribute to sound development of energy-supplying and energy-consuming industries in Japan, and to the improvement of people's lives, by analyzing energy-related problems and by providing basic data, reports, and other essential information.

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General

APEC Virtual Center for Environmental Technology Exchange
http://www.apec-vc.or.jp/e/
An environmental technology information network center linking the Asia-Pacific region.
Eco-goo [Japanese only]
http://eco.goo.ne.jp/
Environment-related news.
Green-goo [Japanese only]
http://green.goo.ne.jp/
Environment-related news.
Junior Eco Club [Japanese only]
http://www.ecoclub.go.jp/
This homepage supports "Environmental activities of the children, for the children, by the children."
Pollen Report Site (for PCs) [Japanese only]
http://www.kafun-info.jp/
Offering useful information to help out those suffering from hay fever.

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NTT-related

NTT Group Environmental Protection Activities
http://www.ntt.co.jp/kankyo/e/index.html
The NTT Group is promoting the creation of an improved environment from a global perspective, based on advanced telecommunication technologies.

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