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LCA in Japan: policy and progress

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A summary of the current Japanese activities related to Life Cycle Assessment are presented with a specific comparison of Life Cycle Impact Assessment in relation to European tendencies. Japanese organizations involved in LCA, recent legislation impacting LCA activities and LCA case studies are also tabulated. The LCA priorities of policy makers and industrialists are discussed in comparison and compared to those in the United States. Projects within the Life Cycle Assessment Society of Japan and the Man-Earth Project are highlighted including the construction of a public LCI data base and the prediction of 21st century environmental crises.

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  1. Department of Chemistry, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, CH-1015, Lausanne, Switzerland

    David Hunkeler

  2. Center for Collaborative Research, University of Tokyo, Tokyo 106, Japan

    Itaru Yasui

  3. Institute of Industrial Science, University of Tokyo, Tokyo 106, Japan

    Ryoichi Yamamoto

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Hunkeler, D., Yasui, I. & Yamamoto, R. LCA in Japan: policy and progress. Int. J. LCA. 3, 124–130 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02978820

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