In this paper, we attempt to identify the reasons behind the differences in environmental policy between Japan and other developed countries, particularly the US. Japan's environmental policy is unique in that voluntary approaches have been taken to reduce total emissions. This strategy is quite...

This article analyzes the practices of environmental management and the relationship among environmental behavior, external factor, and performance in the United States and Japan. The objective of this paper is to analyze the mechanisms of environmental management of manufacturing firms in two...

Green chemistry plays an important role in achieving sustainable development. This study examines the determinant factors for technology invention related to green chemistry in Japan using patent application data and a decomposition analysis framework. Our main findings are that the number of...