Eco-Products 2008

-- First Fair: 288 companies participated and 47,000 people visited.

-- The number of exhibitors exceeded 300 companies and 67,000 people visited.

-- The then Japanese Prime Minister Mori visited with then Environment Minister, Ms. Kawaguchi.

-- Visits by chief executive officers became more frequent.

-- For the first time, 80 elementary school students visited as part of a social studies field trip.

-- Aiming at reducing the environmental burden, guidelines for exhibits or decorations were introduced.

-- Number of exhibitors expanded to 350 companies and over 80,000 people visited.

-- The then Environment Minister, Ms. Kawaguchi, and the then Vice Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry, Mr. Furuya, visited.

-- 700 people attended a special event involving musician Ryuichi Sakamoto and writer Ryu Murakami.

-- In addition to elementary school students, high school students also visited. 1,800 students visited in total.

-- Introduced a recycle program to collect waste materials of exhibits or decorations after the fair.

-- Visitors exceeded 100,000 people for the first time, and the number of exhibitors was 370 companies.

-- Eight electric companies, and information and communication companies produced joint displays.

-- The then Vice Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry, Ms. Takaichi, visited and gave a speech at a symposium.

-- The number of participating schools of elementary and junior high continued to increase.

-- Mr. Sakurai, the Chief Executive of Ricoh Co., Ltd., gave a speech and top management personnel from other companies also attended.

-- The number of exhibitors reached a record high of 400 companies and organizations, and visitors exceeded 110,000 people.

-- Mr. Nakamura, the Chief Executive of Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., and Mr. Kitashiro, the then chairman of the Japan Association of Corporate Executives, gave speeches.

-- The number of visiting elementary and junior high school students reached a record high of 3,800 students from 35 schools.

-- Producer Amon Miyamoto and actress Tomoko Nakajima appeared onstage as part of a special event.

-- The number of exhibitors reached 453.

-- The number of visitors was almost 125,000.

-- Many of chief executive officers and business leaders continued to visit.

-- The number of visiting children and students exceeded 4,000. As the exhibit expanded to the general public, we also had regional group tours.

-- The number of exhibitors was 502 companies.

-- The number of visitors exceeded 140,000.

-- Distribution of guide books to visitors was discontinued. Instead, exhibitors' information was provided in an online guidebook at our website.

-- The number of visiting children and students as part of environmental study exceeded 8,500.

-- The number of exhibitors was 572 companies.

-- The number of visitors exceeded 150,000.

-- The scale of the exhibition site at Tokyo Big Sight was expanded from three East Exhibition Halls to four Halls.

-- The number of visiting children and students as part of environmental study exceeded 13,000.

-- The number of exhibitors was 632 companies. Visitors exceeded 160,000.

-- Expanded the scale of the exhibition site at TOKYO BIG SIGHT from four East Exhibition Halls to five Halls.

-- The then Japanese Prime Minister Fukuda visited.

-- The central theme of the exhibition was "Diet! CO₂", which was an appeal to help prevent global warming.

-- The number of visiting children and students as part of environmental study exceeded 14,000.

-- Received the grand prize in the safety and environment category of the Exhibition Award 2008, conducted by the Japan Exhibition Association.

-- The number of exhibitors reached a record high of 750 companies.

-- Used all East Halls (Hall one to six) at TOKYO BIG SIGHT.

-- Introduced feasible future eco-lifestyles under the theme of " We Can Do It! Eco-Lifestyle with a 50% CO₂ Reduction".

-- The number of visiting children and students as part of environmental study exceeded 20,000.