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This literature survey’s target was to describe ways of building a sustainable society and controlling global warming in Japan. Japanese households’ waste sorting and recycling are described in this study. The study also reflects the significance of consumption choices towards more ecological solutions in society and how global warming is affected by, for example, food waste. It is essential for the study to describe Japanese society, its social structures and history. By understanding them it’s possible to find factors that explain why Japanese waste management and recycling culture is well developed. Similar studies of this topic haven’t been made. The research material consists of articles, books and internet sources from the 21st century. The research materials were collected during 6 months’ time (from March to August) in 2017. Most of the sources were available only as web publications and the reliability varied greatly. The researcher’s lack of Japanese language skills limited the collecting of materials. Japanese municipalities and cities have taken different actions to control climate change. Japanese households’ waste sorting and recycling are considerably developed due to law, Japan’s biocapacity and the cooperative action of social and cultural dimensions. The typical group behaviour of Japanese people and the country’s scarce area have an impact on the fact that waste sorting and recycling in Japan are very developed and innovative. Alternative solutions to waste incineration have been developed constantly, since the capacities of Japan’s landfills are limited. Also, efforts have been made to affect Japanese citizens’ consumer choices in order to control climate change effectively. This topic would require research covering the whole of Japan and comparative research between different countries. New country-specific solutions for controlling climate change could be developed with a comparative research.