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...
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...
To reduce environmental pollution from chemicals and their effects on human health and ecosystems, Japan is advancing environmental monitoring, management under the Chemical Substances Control Law...
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...
In FY2026, Japan will advance measures across a wide range of fields, including energy conservation, decarbonized power sources, regional decarbonization, GX, housing and buildings, industry,...
The government is comprehensively advancing biodiversity conservation and sustainable use through collaboration among diverse stakeholders, a naturepositive economy, engagement with nature,...
This policy framework links the circular economy with resource security, industrial competitiveness, economic security, decarbonization, coexistence with nature, and regional revitalization, while...
The Ministry of the Environment’s measures, grounded in the Basic Act on Water Cycles and the Basic Plan on Water Cycles, promote stable water supplies, sustainable restructuring of water supply 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...
Chapter 6, Section 1 presents a progress review of the Sixth Basic Environment Plan and a compilation of environmental conservation expenditures. The following sections address a green economic...