1. Introduction of the class, self-introduction of the lecturers (about working for an international organization) History of pollution in postwar Japan (Itai-itai disease, Minamata disease, Yokkaichi asthma)
2. History of air pollution in the 1960s that was resolved by the 1980s)
3. International environmental cooperation: Japan's ODA, environmental considerations, and environmental projects
4. Relationship between the government, the parliament, and related industries (Case study: the formation process of the Basic Environment Law legislation)
5. Administrative work of national government agencies and relationships among ministries (Case study: 2001 ministry reorganization, from the Environment Agency to the Ministry of the Environment)
6. Relationship between the national government (laws) and local governments (ordinances): Local governments as policy implementing agencies
7. Case Study: 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake
8. Climate change: Toward carbon neutrality in 2050
9. Waste: Municipal waste, industrial waste, and recycling
10. Chemical substances: Research and regulation
11. Government, local governments, and citizens (Case study: PCB disposal plan)
12. Reading the latest environmental white paper
13. Wrap-up