Japan Society was formed when our bilateral relationship was becoming closer, but sometimes tense due to the vagaries of international geopolitics in those days. As is often said, there was a bit of ambivalence in US-Japan relations. On the positive side, the United States was most helpful in guiding Japan towards successful modernization.
The Environment (Protection) Act of 1986, considered as the “Umbrella Act”, was formulated for the protection and improvement of the quality of the environment and prevention, control and abatement of environmental pollution. The Act is also an “enabling” law, which articulates the essential legislative policy on environmental protection and delegates wide powers to competent authorities to frame necessary rules and regulations.