Originally from Kanazawa, Japan, Tetsuya graduated with honors and distinction in major from the University of California, Santa Barbara in Environmental Studies, and also completed a Global Operations Management certification program at the University of California, Irvine. He loves biking and playing soccer, and very interested in all kinds of green products and services. He used to drive his beloved hybrid car, Honda Insight in Southern California.
Tetsuya currently writes about green matters from Tokyo, Japan. He hopes to make our planet a little more human and environmentally friendly place by spreading and sharing green stories.
As Japanese society becomes more aware of environmental issues, eco-bags have recently gained popularity. A growing number of businesses, including some of the largest retailers, are promoting the use of these bags.
At the Eco-Products 2008 fair, I saw reusable bags everywhere. Many of the exhibits gave away bags to visitors, and almost everyone walking around was carrying one or two of them.
I attended the first day of Japan’s Eco-Product 2008 fair. After attending a long symposium, I had just a little over hour to check the some parts of the huge Eco-Products exhibition hall. There were so many people in the big hall a full of exhibitors.
More details of some of the intresting products on display are to come later, but meantime here are some pictures from the event:
I will have the opportunity to interview Honda Chief Engineer Mr. Yoshio Yamamoto this Saturday. If you have any questions about Honda’s hybrid cars, post them below!
I met Mr. Yamamoto today while visiting the Honda booth at the Eco-Products 2008 Exhibition. Displayed was the new Honda Insight concept, which is close to the production model. I loved driving my 2000 Honda Insight and am excited about the next generation. Mr. Yamamoto and Assistant Product Manager Mr. Hatano were happy to hear from a former first generation Insight owner.
The Eco-Products 2008 exhibition will be held this week at the Tokyo International Exhibition Center. Eco-Products is one of the largest green events in Japan to show all kinds of green products and services to the public, and expects to have 750 exhibitors and 170 thousands visitors. Even though the event name is Eco-Products, you will see the green services, green business and lifestyle ideas as well as latest eco products by variety of exhibitors, including businesses, NGOs, NPOs, government organizations, student organizations etc. The theme of this 10th annual event is “We Can Do it! Eco-Lifestyle with a 50% CO2 Reduction.” The event is organized by Japan Environmental Management Association for Industry (JEMAI) and Nikkei Inc.
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