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Subject: ECOCITY21.com Japan Launches English Website


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Jeff Bannon
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Date Posted: 08/ 7/02 7:04
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ECOCITY21.com Launches English Website
Japan¡¯s first ecological products shopping website now accessible to worldwide viewers


Tokyo, Japan, July 22, 2002 ¨C ECOCITY-21 (http://www.ecocity21.com), in conjunction with E-SQUARE Inc., the Future 500, and the Nikkei Financial Newspaper, announced today that they would jointly hold Japan¡¯s first ecological products and LOHAS lifestyle symposium in Tokyo on October 8, 2002.

ECOCITY-21, was launched on April 22, 2001, and is Japan¡¯s first ecological website devoted to discussing environmental concerns, and also serves as a place for Japanese consumers and business leaders to find ecologically safe products and services. Recently ECOCITY-21 established an English version of its website to allow greater worldwide access to Japanese environmental issues.

On October 8th, ECOCITY-21 will expand its presence in Japan by holding a LOHAS inspired symposium in order to introduce Japan to the ideas and concepts behind the emerging LOHAS consumer and market. This event will be co-hosted by ECOCITY-21, and sponsored by the Future 500, E-Square Inc, and the Nikkei Financial Newspaper. The scheduled keynote speaker will be Paul Ray, author of the famed book, ¡°Cultural Creatives¡±, and who will be accompanied by other prominent speakers such as Frank Lampe from the LOHAS Journal, Susumu Saito, CEO of Catalog House, and many other foreign and Japanese speakers from this emerging area. With a scheduled attendance of more than 300 leading industrial and retail companies in Japan, the day will prove to be exciting, enlightening, and rewarding.

http://www.ecocity21.com/english/english_top.html

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ECOCITY21.com (http://www.ecocity21.com)
ECOCITY21.com was launched on April 22, 2001. It is Japan¡¯s first ecological website to sell and introduce environment friendly products. The site is operated by E-SQUARE Inc. and supports ECOLIFE by making lifestyle suggestions to people who are strongly concerned about ecological issues based on E-SQUARE¡¯s motto: "ECOLIFE--WONDERLIFE". ECOCITY21.com is associated with over 100 partner shops and companies, sells more than 1,000 products and provides information related to environmental issues.

E-SQUARE Inc. (http://www.e-squareinc.com)
E-SQUARE Inc. was established on September 1, 2000 in the hope that business can help build a better tomorrow. E-SQUARE Inc. deals with environmental businesses aiming to suggest and implement new lifestyles, as well as business and development styles in Japan. E-SQUARE operates ECOCITY21.com, Japan¡¯s first ecological website which sells and introduces products developed with concern about the environment. E-SQUARE also conducts environmental consultation to a number of Japan¡¯s leading companies, such as ANA, Asahi Beer, Fujitsu, SONY and others. In addition, E-SQUARE issues an on-line monthly magazine called "THE BRIDGE¡± which specializes in environmental study. Contributors to the magazine are opinion leaders in the environment field such as Lester Brown, Norman Myers, Fritjof Capra, and others. ¡°The BRIDGE¡± strives to raise general public interest toward the environment and ecology. Under its company mission ¡°Healthy People, Healthy Planet, Healthy Profits,¡± E-SQUARE proposes new lifestyles, develops and promotes ecological products, and supports and maintains communication related to the environment in order to improve quality of life.

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E-SQUARE Inc. Company Profile

Name of company: E-SQUARE Inc.
Chairman: Takashi Kiuchi
CEO: Peter David Pedersen
Board members: Bill Shireman, Mitsu Kimata, Masami Atarashi
Headquarters: Sanyo Building 3rd floor, Shibadaimon, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-0012
Capital: 134.08 million yen
Established: September 1, 2000
Businesses: Operating ECOCITY21.com
Environmental business consultation
Environmental business marketing
The Japanese branch of "Future 500"
Homepage: http://www.ecocity21.com/english/esquare/esquare.html¡¡

Ecocity21.com top page English top page


For more information, Please contact:
Jeff Bannon (jeff@e-squareinc.com) or Peter David Pedersen (pdp@e-squareinc.com)
E-SQUARE Co., Ltd.
Tel: +81-3-5777-6730
Fax: +81-3-5777-6735

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