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With the support of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) and the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO),... 

In April 2001, tasks related to the promotion of information exchange and international collaborations were assigned by the Petroleum Energy Center (PEC) to the JCCP. During the last few years, JCCP has continued to promote cooperation and collaboration among the research community interested in oil-related activities including the private companies. Now, JCCP functions under the auspices of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan. 

This research is partly supported by the grants of the Programmed Research Development of evaluation technology for the C02 in the exhaust gas sequestration into geothermal fields" of RITE under the fund from METI (Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry). We thank Odashima, Tokumaru and other members at Ogachi for their kind help during laboratory and field experiments. 

Peter Koen, Stevens Institute Several years ago I looked at the amount of money Japan was putting into its Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI, in 2001 reorganized to the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry) and compared it to ATP. I expected ATP to be funded to the tune of at least a few billion dollars, but it is not. What is wrong How are we sending out the message so that our congressmen and our representatives don t understand the importance of funding the basic research ... 

Japan s Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) was formed in 1949 and reorganized as the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) in 2001. METI is responsible for The Chemical Substances Control Law. It focuses on properties of chemical substances such as persistence, bioaccumulation, long-term toxicity to humans, and toxicity to plants and animals (hazards) and the likelihood of the chemical substance causing damage by remaining in the environment (risk).87 The law stipulates regulatory classifications and the measures to be taken for each classification. The classifications include the following ... 

If the substance is a new substance, it should be checked whether or not it is manufactured and/or imported in an amount of 1 tonne/year or less or whether it is assumed to be little released into the environment (e.g. intermediate, chemical substance used in the closed system). If the substance falls under either of such categories, simple notification canbe made for it. In simple notification, a chemical substance is reviewed only by information such as chemical name, structural formula and manufacturing flow and, if there is no problem, manufacture and/or import of the substance is permitted. After registration, however, the actual quantities manufactured/imported and uses of the substance which is assumed to be little released into the environment must be reported to the competent authority (the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry). A new substance that does not fall under these categories must normally be notified. 

Such a new substance is subjected to a biodegradation test before notification. If the substance is biodegradable, it is notified to the competent authority (the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry) with the test results and necessary documents without carrying out additional safety evaluation. If there is no problem, the substance is registered as a new chemical substance approximately 3 months after notification. There is neither a duty to report the manufactured and/or imported amount of the substance nor regulation on the use, etc. of the substance and, therefore, it can be freely manufactured, imported or used as a non-regulated substance. 

The Japan Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Demonstration Project (JHFC), summarized in Fig. 4-13, is a program set up by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) in March 2003. In this program, hydrogen refueling facilities with different types of fuel and production methods will be tested. Vehicles from five automakers are taking part in this project, including Toyota s FCHV and fuel cell bus. 

Mizushrma, E., Han. L.P, Hayashi, T., and Tanaka, M., Preparation of (formylethyl)phosphine oxides and (formylethyl Iphosphonates, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry National Industrial Research Institute, Japan, Japanese Patent Appl. JP 2001253890, 2001 Chem. Abstr., 135, 242341, 2001. 

In 1995, Japan s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), formerly Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI), launched a project to explore for marine gas hydrate accumulations around Japan. From late 1999 to early 2000, an exploratory hole MITI Nankai Trough was drilled on the landward side of the eastern Nankai Trough, offshore Japan (Fig. 1) by Japan National Oil Corporation (JNOC) along with Japan Petroleum Exploration Co., Ltd (JAPEX) as the well operator. The water depth at the drill site was 945 m and the sub-bottom depth of the hole was 2355 m. The seismic bottom simulating reflector (BSR) is present at around 295 mbsf. There were two exploration objectives one was a gas hydrate survey in shallow Quaternary sediments and the other was conventional oil and gas exploration in deeper Tertiary sediments. In addition to the main hole, seven short holes (two site survey, two pilot and three post-survey holes) were also drilled for the gas hydrate survey around the main hole. In this paper, we will clarify the origins of methane in gas hydrates found in the MITI Nankai Trough Well and discuss gas migration and hydrate formation in the sediments. 

However, in this case, people realized that the persistent bioaccumulation of toxins also seriously affected human health. At this point, a new law was required and Kashinho was finally established. Since then, mainly the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare have developed the law. 

The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (2011) Chemical substances and control law. http //www.meti.go.jp/policy/chemical managemenl/english/files/setsumeisiryou eng.pdf... 

Environmental Industries Office (2011) Environmental policy division, industrial science and technology policy and environment bureau, ministry of economy, trade and industry, Japan. Guide for material flow cost accounting. Retrieved from http //www.meti.go.jp Kasemset C, Chemsupomchai J, Pala-ud W (2014) Application of MECA in waste reduction case study on a small textile factory in Thailand. J Cleaner Prod. doi 10.1016/j.jclepro.2014.09.071 (in press)... 

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