NSK Toyama Receives Excellence Award from Water Pollution Countermeasures Coordination Committee https://www.nsk.com/company/news/2020/0707b.html NSK was awarded for its remarkable track record of river cleanup and protection activities. Rich in nature and surrounded by the ocean and mountain ranges on all sides, Toyama Prefecture has had four of its bodies of water selected by the Ministry of the Environment for its list of "Japan's 100 Remarkable Waters," the most selected from any one prefecture in the country. This is one of the reasons that the prefecture has earned the nickname, “Kingdom of Water.” The Toyama Class A River System Water Pollution Countermeasures Coordination Committee was established in 1987 with the aim of facilitating communication between the organizations involved in preventing the pollution of class A river systems in Toyama Prefecture (Kurobe River, Joganji River, Jinzu River, Sho River, and Oyabe River). The committee is comprised of members from national government organizations (Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism and Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry), Toyama Prefecture, Gifu Prefecture, and nine cities, three towns, and one village located in the river basins. The committee is actively engaged in measures against water pollution that include river cleanup and protection activities and environmental awareness initiatives, and recognizes other model individuals and organizations for their efforts. #NSK #Environment #Water #Conservation #Japan
