Tag: Japan - Page 13
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Henri Lloyd Sailing Apparel Incorporates Recycled Polyester in 2010 Collection
Sailing and Yachting apparel company Henri Lloyd is incorporating Teijin's Eco Storm, a recyclable and waterproof material made from recycled fibers laminated with a thin polyester film, into
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Top 10 Green Tourist Destinations for 2009 (slideshow)
In need of somewhere to travel for New Years? Want to start planning your summer vacation? Now in it's fifth year, National Geographic Traveler magazine has choosing the top green destinations in the world to a
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Asia is Outspending the USA 3-to-1 in Clean-Tech Investments
The Race for Clean-Tech is On A new study by the Breakthrough Institute and the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation shows that the U.S. could be left behind by Asia (specifically by China, South Korea and Japan) when it comes to investing
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A 10-Ton Japanese Fishing Trawler Sunk By Giant Jellyfish
You could say it was the jellyfish, or you could say it was the overzealous fishermen on board. While trying to haul in a catch of several dozen giant Nomura's jellyfish - one of the largest in the world - a Japanese
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Japan Space Solar Plans: Of Laser Beams and Solar Streams
Image: Japan USEF, SSPS project Space Solar Power System Closer to Reality Japan's space agency, USEF, is in the news again with their plans to build a space solar power station, equivalent to a medium sized nuclear plant, by 2030. Inspired by hope that
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Yet Another Video of Amazing Japanese Bike Storage System
A while back we showed a Japanese video of How They Store Bikes In Tokyo in crazy multistorey computerized bike parking garage. Now the Guardian picks up the story and shows us a video in English that you can see here.
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Save Energy and Keep Your Breasts Warm and Toasty
TreeHugger always advises turning down the thermostat and putting on a sweater, but different parts of the body react to cold differently, and some need a little more help than others. The USB powered breast warming pads to the rescue. Just plug them
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All Aluminum House Has Green Roof, Solar Power
While it takes a lot of energy to make aluminum, most of it is recycled and it does not take a lot of energy to do that. So building a house entirely out of aluminum makes some sense; it can probably be dismantled easily and if nothing else, turned
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It Isn't Just A Helmet, It is an Ear-Pulling Navigation Device
Here is a helmet that I bet even Mikael at Copenhagenize might put on. Its really a GPS navigation device that gets rid of the problems with sound or visual signals that might distract you; instead, it tugs on your ear.
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Toyota Prius Hybrid Wins 2010 Car of the Year in Japan
Photo: Flickr, CC Battle of the Hybrids: Prius Narrowly Beats Honda Insight It's not just Japanese consumers that seem to like the new Toyota Prius (we wrote about the huge increase in sales). The jurors for the Japan Car of the Year award also selected
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Nissan's New Lithium-Ion Hybrid to be Sold as Fuga in Japan (2010), Infiniti M35 in U.S. (2011)
Photo: Nissan Nissan's Moving Fast These Days Nissan had already announced that it wanted to make its Infinity luxury brand more "socially responsible", starting with an Infiniti M hybrid (sold as the Nissan Fuga in Japan), but we didn't have too many
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Japan's High Tech Graveyard Solution as Burial Space Grows Scarce
Green (or not so green) burial rituals routinely catch our eye, one of the reasons being the carbon footprint of coffins being built just to go into the ground or the amount of lawn that has to be manicured. Japan has
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Video: Battery Technology for the Nissan LEAF Electric Car
Video: NissanNissan just sent us the first in a series of videos meant to "tell Nissan's Zero emissions story." This one-minute spot focuses on the Leaf, Nissan's forthcoming fully-electric hatchback. We were there in Yokohama when the car was first
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The Cove To Be Screened in Tokyo, One Time Only
Initially, the Tokyo International Film Festival passed on screening The Cove, the documentary about the annual slaughter of dolphins in Taiji, Japan. Though it didn't offer a reason, considering the government's media ban on whale/dolphin news due to
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8 Environmentalists Who Rule: The Globe's Greenest Royalty
From the House of Windsor in Britain to the Alawi dynasty in Morocco, members of royal families around the globe aren't just playing
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The First 3290% Energy Self-Sufficient Town In Japan
Yanaizu Town, Kawanuma District, Fukushima Prefecture is rural-at-best and about as far away as you can get from the big cities. The town recently made the news when Chiba
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Pellet Stoves Are Still Hot
Based on our stats, it is clear that TreeHugger readers still want to have a green sex life in a shipping container home warmed by a pellet stove. As fall approaches, it's time to look at the subject again. TreeHugger and Planet Green have covered many
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Bad News at The Cove - Taiji Dolphin Hunt Begins
Richard O'Barry was waiting for this, knowing that the halt on this year's dolphin hunt was too good to be true, or last very long. Eight days later than usual, but still arriving, this year's seasonal cetaceans
