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Allotment Gardens Sprout One after Another as Interest Grows in Urban Agriculture

Jan 03, 2014

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[December 2013] Allotment Gardens Sprout One after Another as Interest Grows in Urban Agriculture

Japan's food self-sufficiency rate is as low as 40 percent on a caloric bas...

 
Resident-Led Efforts to Secure Local Public Transport Systems

Jan 01, 2014

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[December 2013] Resident-Led Efforts to Secure Local Public Transport Systems

One of the problems emerging from Japan's decreasing population and aging s...

 
Kumamoto's Challenge to Maximize Citizens' Happiness --

Dec 24, 2013

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[November 2013] Kumamoto's Challenge to Maximize Citizens' Happiness -- "Aggregate Kumamoto Happiness (AKH)"

Kumamoto Prefecture, located almost exactly in the center of Kyushu Island in s...

 
Renewable Energy in Japan -- Current Trends Show Promise and Opportunities

Dec 17, 2013

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[November 2013] Renewable Energy in Japan -- Current Trends Show Promise and Opportunities

A demonstration floating offshore wind power facility started operations on Nov...

 
Let's Bring about Real Change to Water Supply Infrastructure! Taking Another Look at Ecological Purification Systems

Dec 10, 2013

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[November 2013] Let's Bring about Real Change to Water Supply Infrastructure! Taking Another Look at Ecological Purification Systems

After the Great East Japan Earthquake in March 2011, we in Japan faced an eno...

 
Sense-Ware and Kids' Design for Sustainable Manufacturing

Nov 26, 2013

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[October 2013] Sense-Ware and Kids' Design for Sustainable Manufacturing

Manabu Akaike of Universal Design Intelligence, Inc. has been working as a ...

 
Toshiba Tec's New Reuse System Cuts Office Paper Use Up to 80%

Nov 19, 2013

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[October 2013] Toshiba Tec's New Reuse System Cuts Office Paper Use Up to 80%

"Towards a Sustainable Japan -- Corporations at Work" (No. 105) http://www.tos...

 
Update: Recent Developments in Nuclear Energy Policy Issues in Japan

Nov 12, 2013

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[October 2013] Update: Recent Developments in Nuclear Energy Policy Issues in Japan

This update on nuclear energy policy issues in Japan follows our most rece...

 
 The 'Miracle of Kamaishi': How 3,000 Students Survived March 11

Oct 22, 2013

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[September 2013] The 'Miracle of Kamaishi': How 3,000 Students Survived March 11

Two and a half years have passed since the disastrous sequence of, earthquak...

 
 Japanese Municipalities' Efforts to Conserve Groundwater

Oct 15, 2013

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[September 2013] Japanese Municipalities' Efforts to Conserve Groundwater

Groundwater is present almost everywhere except in deserts. Depletion of g...

 
 Transboundary Air Pollution from China: Possibilities for Cooperation with Japan

Oct 08, 2013

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[September 2013] Transboundary Air Pollution from China: Possibilities for Cooperation with Japan

In the winter of 2012-2013, a serious air pollution event in China also b...

 
 Arakawa City's 'Gross Arakawa Happiness' (GAH) Initiative Challenges GDP-Centric Thinking, Supports a Sustainable, Happier Community

Sep 24, 2013

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[August 2013] Arakawa City's 'Gross Arakawa Happiness' (GAH) Initiative Challenges GDP-Centric Thinking, Supports a Sustainable, Happier Community

We are constantly offered opportunities in society to rethink the meaning...

 
 Eco-Cooking - Tokyo Gas Co.

Sep 17, 2013

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[August 2013] Eco-Cooking - Tokyo Gas Co.

"Towards a Sustainable Japan -- Corporations at Work" (No. 104) http://www.to...

 
 Rebuilding Every 20 Years Renders Sanctuaries Eternal -- the Sengu Ceremony at Jingu Shrine in Ise

Sep 10, 2013

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[August 2013] Rebuilding Every 20 Years Renders Sanctuaries Eternal -- the Sengu Ceremony at Jingu Shrine in Ise

Shikinen Sengu ceremony that takes place every 20 years at Jingu Shrine in...

 
 Food Waste and Disaster Relief from the Perspective of the Food Bank (Part Two)

Aug 20, 2013

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[July 2013] Food Waste and Disaster Relief from the Perspective of the Food Bank (Part Two)

Food banks receive food donations from a wide variety of sources such as impor...

 
 Buy Flowers Downtown and Ride the Train for Free? A Look at Toyama's Creative Approaches to Being a Vibrant City in a Time of Depopulation

Aug 13, 2013

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[July 2013] Buy Flowers Downtown and Ride the Train for Free? A Look at Toyama's Creative Approaches to Being a Vibrant City in a Time of Depopulation

Toyama City is the capital of Toyama Prefecture, located in the Hokuriku regi...

 
 JFS's Newest Challenge: The

Aug 06, 2013

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[July 2013] JFS's Newest Challenge: The "Local Well-Being" Project

Background We often hear the word "sustainability" in use around the glo...

 
 Food Waste and Disaster Relief from the Perspective of the Food Bank (Part One)

Jul 23, 2013

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[June 2013] Food Waste and Disaster Relief from the Perspective of the Food Bank (Part One)

Japan's food self-sufficiency rate based on calories is currently around 40 p...

 
 Update: Recent Developments in Nuclear Energy Policy Issues in Japan

Jul 16, 2013

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[June 2013] Update: Recent Developments in Nuclear Energy Policy Issues in Japan

In JFS Newsletter No. 126 (February 2013), we reported on the state of energy...

 
 Iron Is the Key -- Iron Ion Replenishment for Sustainable Oceans

Jul 09, 2013

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[June 2013] Iron Is the Key -- Iron Ion Replenishment for Sustainable Oceans

Adverse Effects of the Iron Deficiency in our Oceans The Earth we live on i...

 
 Tokyo's Adachi Ward Promotes Community Ties to Prevent Citizen Isolation

Jun 18, 2013

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[May 2013] Tokyo's Adachi Ward Promotes Community Ties to Prevent Citizen Isolation

Adachi Ward is located in the northeast of Tokyo, and is the fourth most ...

 
 Meeting the Challenge of Stable Green Electricity Supply with Powdered Hydrogen Compound Fuel: Earth Project Co.

Jun 11, 2013

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[May 2013] Meeting the Challenge of Stable Green Electricity Supply with Powdered Hydrogen Compound Fuel: Earth Project Co.

"Towards a Sustainable Japan -- Corporations at Work" (No. 103) "I want to ac...

 
 Children of Japan's Earthquake Disaster Stage Musical to Present Gift of Compassion to the World

Jun 04, 2013

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[May 2013] Children of Japan's Earthquake Disaster Stage Musical to Present Gift of Compassion to the World

Some children that lived through the Great East Japan Earthquake disaster, fr...

 
 Integrating Eastern and Western Wisdom Could Hold the Keys to a More Sustainable World

May 21, 2013

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[April 2013] Integrating Eastern and Western Wisdom Could Hold the Keys to a More Sustainable World

Japan is positioned almost as a bridge between the East and West. The convict...

 
 Conserving Black-Necked Cranes in Bhutan

May 14, 2013

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[April 2013] Conserving Black-Necked Cranes in Bhutan

A certain village in Phobjikha Valley, Bhutan, has been covered in the Jap...

 
 Coworking -- A New Working Style for Connecting People

May 07, 2013

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[April 2013] Coworking -- A New Working Style for Connecting People

We are now living in an era when we can work anywhere, just by using our per...

 
 Co-Growth Marketing: Linking Companies, Society, and Individuals

Apr 16, 2013

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[March 2013] Co-Growth Marketing: Linking Companies, Society, and Individuals

In connection with the release of the "AQUA," a compact hybrid vehicle fr...

 
 Japanese High School Students Work on Seabed Waste Issue

Apr 09, 2013

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[March 2013] Japanese High School Students Work on Seabed Waste Issue

Various reports on environmental protection were presented at a meeting ent...

 
 The 'Era of Turbulence' and Japan's Paths to the Future

Apr 02, 2013

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[March 2013] The 'Era of Turbulence' and Japan's Paths to the Future

Ahead of other countries in the world, Japan's population has begun to decl...

 
 Toward Realizing a Sustainable Society -- the Eco-Products Exhibition

Mar 19, 2013

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[February 2013] Toward Realizing a Sustainable Society -- the Eco-Products Exhibition

http://eco-pro.com/eco2012/english/index.html "The Greener, The Smarter -...

 
 Tracking Sustainable Energy Zones in Japan: Status of Renewable Energy Supply in Municipalities

Mar 12, 2013

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[February 2013] Tracking Sustainable Energy Zones in Japan: Status of Renewable Energy Supply in Municipalities

The percentage of renewable energy in Japan's total energy supply is onl...

 
 Creating Well-being Indicators of Japan, by Japan, for Japan

Mar 05, 2013

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[February 2013] Creating Well-being Indicators of Japan, by Japan, for Japan

Movements to measure progress not only by Gross Domestic Product (GDP) but al...

 
 Japan's Energy Situation after the Great East Japan Earthquake

Mar 01, 2013

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[February 2013] Japan's Energy Situation after the Great East Japan Earthquake

Since the Great East Japan Earthquake occurred on March 11, 2011, and the...

 
 Historic Local Community Pathways in Japan Help Protect Green Spaces from Developers

Feb 19, 2013

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[January 2013] Historic Local Community Pathways in Japan Help Protect Green Spaces from Developers

A key word used worldwide in the context of sustainable society is the c...

 
 Japanese Fishery Meets Challenge to Reduce Bycatch from World's Oceans (Part Two)

Feb 12, 2013

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[January 2013] Japanese Fishery Meets Challenge to Reduce Bycatch from World's Oceans (Part Two)

The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), one of the world's largest conserv...

 
 Resilience and the Steady-State Economy: Japan's Sustainability Lessons from the 2011 Disasters and a Declining Population

Feb 05, 2013

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[January 2013] Resilience and the Steady-State Economy: Japan's Sustainability Lessons from the 2011 Disasters and a Declining Population

According to data on ecological footprints, human activity today is consumin...

 
 Candle Night Marks its Tenth Anniversary -- A 'Beginning' from an 'Ending'

Jan 22, 2013

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[December 2012] Candle Night Marks its Tenth Anniversary -- A 'Beginning' from an 'Ending'

With its catch phrase of "Turn off the lights. Take it slow," a citizens'...

 
 Japanese Fishery Meets Challenge to Reduce Bycatch from World's Oceans (Part One)

Jan 15, 2013

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[December 2012] Japanese Fishery Meets Challenge to Reduce Bycatch from World's Oceans (Part One)

The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), one of the world's largest conservation...

 
 Science Council of Japan Releases Policy Recommendations on High-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal

Jan 08, 2013

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[December 2012] Science Council of Japan Releases Policy Recommendations on High-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal

Regardless of what Japan decides about its future nuclear energy policy, the ...

 
 Shifting to a Sharing-Oriented Society

Dec 18, 2012

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[November 2012] Shifting to a Sharing-Oriented Society

In the JFS Newsletter issue of June 2011, entitled "Message to Today's '3-De...

 
  Tell the Whole Truth about the Tragic Accident to Extract Useful Lessons for a Safer Nation

Dec 11, 2012

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[November 2012] Tell the Whole Truth about the Tragic Accident to Extract Useful Lessons for a Safer Nation

In order to investigate the causes and background of the Fukushima Daiichi...

 
 Report on the Rapid Rise of Renewable Energy Generation Capacity in Japan

Dec 04, 2012

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[November 2012] Report on the Rapid Rise of Renewable Energy Generation Capacity in Japan

In the article "Japan's Feed-in-Tariff Scheme Kicks Off!" published in our Ju...

 

Nov 20, 2012

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[October 2012] "Sapporo Smile Index" - a Driving Force for Policy Implementation

Recently an increasing number of local governments in Japan have been develop...

 
 Update on Planning Japan's Energy Future to 2030

Nov 13, 2012

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[October 2012] Update on Planning Japan's Energy Future to 2030

As we reported in our February and May JFS newsletter issues, the process is ...

 
 Global Youth See Reconstruction Efforts Firsthand after 2011 Japan Earthquake -- Transforming What Survivors Learned into Lessons for the World

Nov 06, 2012

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[October 2012] Global Youth See Reconstruction Efforts Firsthand after 2011 Japan Earthquake -- Transforming What Survivors Learned into Lessons for the World

Japan for Sustainability (JFS) organized the "Learning Journey in Tohoku" fr...

 
 Interview on Post-March 11 Visions -- Japan's Regeneration from the Perspective of Forests

Oct 23, 2012

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[September 2012] Interview on Post-March 11 Visions -- Japan's Regeneration from the Perspective of Forests

One year and a half has passed since the Great East Japan Earthquake on M...

 
 Transition Towns in Japan and a Try for Local Energy Independence by Fujino Denryoku

Oct 16, 2012

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[September 2012] Transition Towns in Japan and a Try for Local Energy Independence by Fujino Denryoku

The former Fujino Town in Sagamihara City in northwestern Kanagawa Prefectur...

 
 Creating Happier Communities: Over 22 Local Governments in Japan Preparing a

Oct 09, 2012

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[September 2012] Creating Happier Communities: Over 22 Local Governments in Japan Preparing a "Happiness Index" to Measure Progress

Japan for Sustainability (JFS) has, in its newsletters and other webpages, co...

 
 Update on the Discussion in Japan on Energy and Environment Policy Options to 2030

Sep 18, 2012

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[August 2012] Update on the Discussion in Japan on Energy and Environment Policy Options to 2030

As we reported in our February and May issues, the process to determine ener...

 
 After Rio+20 -- How to Deliver the Voices of Civil Society to Decision-makers?

Aug 14, 2012

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[July 2012] After Rio+20 -- How to Deliver the Voices of Civil Society to Decision-makers?

The United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, known as Rio+20, w...

 
 

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