Japan Squeezes To Get the Most Of Costly Fuel.

Reports that surging oil prices and growing concerns about meeting targets to cut greenhouse gases produced by burning fossil fuels have revived efforts around the world to improve energy efficiency, particularly in Japan. Effort by the Japanese government to convince its citizens to save energy and fight global warming by purchasing hybrid vehicles and replacing old appliances; Comments regarding Japan's energy conservation efforts from Katsumi Tomita, an environmental planner for the Matsushita Electric Industrial Company; Review of energy saving efforts in Germany and Singapore.