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Development of the fuel efficiency in gasoline passenger vehicles
Top runner system has also contributed to enhance the technical development power of enterprises.
The fuel efficiency has been improving year by year, especially
accelerated after the introduction of the top runner system (1998).

Source: Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport
Effects of Top Runner Program
(Performance Trend of Electric refrigerators)

Average values of annual power consumption per liter of representative electric refrigerator units
Source: The Japan Electrical Manufacturers Association
Top Runner Program – 21 Target Designated Items

  Items (Product categories) Target year Improvement of efficiency Base year
1 Passenger vehichles (gasoline) 2010 23% 1995
Passenger vehichles (desel) 2005 15% 1995
Passenger vehichles (LPG) 2010 11% 2001
Passenger vehichles (bas) 2015 12% 2002
2 Freigt  vehicles (gasoline) 2010 13% 1995
Freigt  vehicles (desel) 2005 7% 1995
Freigt  vehicles (track, tracktor) 2015 12% 2002
3 Air conditioners 2007 63% 1997
4 Fluorescent lights 2005 17% 1997
5 TV sets (conventional) 2003 (achieved 26%)    16% 1997
TV sets (LCD, plasma) 2008 15% 2004
6 Video cassette recorders 2003 (achieved 74%)    59% 1997
7 Copiers 2006 30% 1997
8 Computers 2007 69% 2001
9 Magnetic disk units 2007 71% 2001
10 Electric refrigerators 2004 (achieved 55%)    31% 1998
11 Electric freezers 2004 (achieved 30%)    23% 1998
12 Space heaters (oil, gas) 2006 4% 2000
13 Gas cooking appliances 2006 14% 2000
14 Gas burning water heaters 2006 4% 2000
15 Oil burning water heaters 2006 4% 2000
16 Electric toilet seats 2006 10% 2000
17 Vending machines 2005 34% 2000
18 Transformers 2006 30% 1999
19 Microwave Oven 2008 9% 2004
20 Electric Rice Cooker 2008 11% 2003
21 DVD Recorder    2008 22% 2004
Energy Labeling Items
Energy Labeling    -- Method of Indication --
This system launched out in August 2001, scheduled to be renewal in October 2006.

* The label size differs depending on the space available for indication etc.
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