Tag Archives: Environment

Flooring Tiles of Disposable Chopsticks will Save Japanese Environment

(picture and text unrelated)   Today’s topic is a flooring material which is made of wooden disposable chopsticks. This was started as a part of Nippon Kikan Project by Bunshodo…

Blog Action Day: Power Conservation

  What is Blog Action Day?   11 March, 2011. It occurred to us all of the sudden. The Great East Japan Earthquake left scars not only on Japanese, but…

Blog Action Day: New Earth Friendly Energy Countermeasure

  Do you know Blog Action Day? It is an annual event that the world’s bloggers post about the same issue on the same day to turn it over in…

Compact and Healthy! Japanese Water Purification Unit

I’d like to introduce the Japanese forefront technology that solves the problem of the world’s water shortage. It is the world’s only technology that produces good quality mineral water out…

8 Things that Chinese Surprised about Waste Disposal in Japan

We can’t live without making any waste. We separate and take out trash on the day a garbage truck comes. It is probably the same in your country.    …

Blog Action Day 2010: Udon Noodle Caused Water Pollution in Japan

  What is Blog Action Day?   Any countries must have some kind of water pollution problem, and Japan is no exception. For example, [W:Kagawa Prefecture] has faced water pollution…

Blog Action Day 2010: Japan Leads the world in Water Treatment Technology

  What is Blog Action Day? 97.5% of all water on Earth is saltwater that is not suitable for drinking, and the fresh water is only 2.5%, but most of…

Blog Action Day 2010: Today’s Water Situation in Japan

  Blog Action Day 2010: Water from Blog Action Day on Vimeo.   Do you know Blog Action Day? It is an annual event that the world’s bloggers post about…

Japanese “Eco Friendly” Vending Machine

I introduced a banana vending machine not so long ago. And this is another vending machine which I found interesting. A Japanese blogger posted some pictures of it.   It…

One-Person Eco Car ULV ”More than a bike, less than a car”

  In this economical depression, many Japanese people try to save gas, for example, by switching their commuting transportation from car to bicycle or train. Now, they are presented one…

Wasabi Stories vol.137: “What is true “eco” ? “

  — ABOUT  Wasabi Stories… —   “What is true “eco” ? “ Today’s story teller is Go player, Yukari Umezawa. She talked about eco and the book she read…

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