| Voluntary Emissions Trading Scheme (J-VETS) | Climate Change Policy | 2005 |
| Asia-Pacific Partnership on Clean Development and Climate | Climate Change Policy | 2005 |
| Act on Promotion of Global Warming Countermeasures (Revision) | Climate Change Policy | 2005 |
| Cool Earth Energy Innovative Technology Plan | Climate Change Policy | 2008 |
| Emission Credit Scheme for Small and Medium-Sized Companies | Climate Change Policy | 2008 |
| Kyoto Protocol Target Achievement Plan (2008) | Climate Change Policy | 2008 |
| Low carbon promotion project by using regional market mechanisms | Climate Change Policy | 2012 |
| Project for promoting carbon offset and offset credit (J-VER) | Climate Change Policy | 2012 |
| Challenge 25 campaign | Climate Change Policy | 2010 |
| Basic Energy Plan | Climate Change Policy | Under revision (2012) |
| New Purchase System for Solar Power-Generated Electricity | Clean energy generation | 2009 |
| Subsidy for Residential PV systems | Clean energy generation | 2009 |
| Fund for local governments to help the introduction of renewable energy (Green New Deal Fund) | Clean energy generation | 2011 |
| Law concerning special measures concerning the procurement of renewable energy by electric utilities | Clean energy generation | 2011 |
| System for verifying CO2-equivalent emissions reductions by green energy | Clean energy generation | 2012 |
| CO2 Emission Reduction from Government Operations | Efficient energy consumption | 2007 |
| Energy Conservation Technology Strategy | Efficient energy consumption | 2007 |
| New Fuel Efficiency Standards for Passenger Vehicles - Top Runner Programme | Efficient energy consumption | 2007 |
| Japan's Participation in IPEEC (International Partnership for Energy Efficiency Cooperation) | Efficient energy consumption | 2009 |
| Eco-Points Scheme | Efficient energy consumption | 2009 |
| Product Carbon Footprint Labeling | Efficient energy consumption | 2009 |
| Subsidy scheme to acquire eco-vehicles | Efficient energy consumption | 2010 |
| Residential eco points | Efficient energy consumption | 2010 |
| Tax reduction for green investment | Efficient energy consumption | 2011 |
| Subsidies for acquisition of efficient gas air-conditioner | Efficient energy consumption | 2011 |
| Eco-diagnosis for houses | Efficient energy consumption | 2011 |
| Eco car subsidy | Efficient energy consumption | 2011 |
| Project for assisting businesses rationalize energy | Efficient energy consumption | 2012 |
| Project for promoting eco lease for household and business | Efficient energy consumption | 2012 |
| Project for promotion of energy management system (BEMS, HEMS) | Efficient energy consumption | 2012 |
| Project for assistance for zero energy house | Efficient energy consumption | 2012 |
| Project for promotion of energy efficient strategies in | Efficient energy consumption | 2012 |
| Strategic energy conservation technology innovation programme | Efficient energy consumption | 2012 |
| Advanced Smart Building Promotion Scheme | Efficient energy consumption | 2012 |
| Provision of subsidized loans for green business projects | Efficient energy consumption | 2012 |
| Bill to Partially Amend the Act on the Rational Use of Energy (Energy Conservation Act) | Efficient energy consumption | 2012 |
| Forestry Basic Law | REDD / LULUCF | 1964 |
| Forest and Forestry Basic Law | REDD / LULUCF | 2001 |
| Basic Plan for Forest and Forestry | REDD / LULUCF | 2007 |
| International tropical timber agreement | REDD / LULUCF | 2011 |
