Japan is comprehensively advancing greenhouse gas emissions reductions, the strengthening of scientific knowledge, the realization of a decarbonized society and GX, transitions in regions and...
Based on the Global Framework on Chemicals (GFC), adopted in September 2023, efforts will proceed under the GFC National Implementation Plan formulated in April 2025 to minimize environmental risks...
Japan is advancing the development of a circular society that curbs naturalresource consumption and reduces environmental burdens through waste prevention, reuse, recycling, and proper disposal. The...
Japan is shifting from a linear economy based on mass production, mass consumption, and mass disposal to a circular economy that reuses waste as resources and creates added value. Through building a...
This policy positions the transition to a circular economy as a national strategy supporting industrial competitiveness, regional revitalization, and economic security in addition to reducing...
The Circular Economy Action Plan compiled in April 2026 positions recycling and the use of recycled materials for critical minerals and metal resources as issues of economic security and industrial...
Based on the Basic Act on the Water Cycle and various environmental laws and regulations, Japan advanced integrated measures for watershed management; water quality, groundwater, and soil pollution...
The government is comprehensively advancing biodiversity conservation and sustainable use through collaboration among diverse stakeholders, a naturepositive economy, engagement with nature,...
Centered on the Sixth Basic Environment Plan, this article broadly organizes the Japanese government’s environmental policies, covering conservation, Regional Circular and Ecological Spheres, the...
While competition for recycled resources as well as primary resources is intensifying worldwide, Japan faces the overseas outflow of iron scrap and recycled plastics, concentrated sourcing of...