Civil Society
The creation of sustainable societies is not just the work of national and local governments and industry, but also civil society. Some people may have had the impression that Japan's civil society was not so strong, but powerful and unique new activities and initiatives are emerging and spreading nationwide. This section offers information on trends in Japanese civil society which is also strengthening its cooperation globally.
Jul 31, 2018
Japanese Governmental Efforts toward the SDGs and 'SDGs Future Cities'
In resp...
Jul 30, 2018
Tohoku Fukko Nikki (Tohoku Reconstruction Diary), a weekly feature in the Toky...
Jul 24, 2018
Tohoku Fukko Nikki (Tohoku Reconstruction Diary), a weekly feature in the Toky...
Jul 18, 2018
What aspects of Fukushima's image should be updated, in what way, and from who...
Jul 8, 2018
How is the current situation in Fukushima being communicated today, and how ar...
Jul 2, 2018
The Executive Committee of "Update Fukushima" on February 10, 2018, cohosted a...
Jun 29, 2018
Junko Edahiro, chief executive of Japan for Sustainability, delivered a presen...
Jun 25, 2018
Tohoku Fukko Nikki (Tohoku Reconstruction Diary), a weekly feature in the Toky...
Jun 15, 2018
The Seikatsu Club Consumers' Co-operative Union (Seikatsu Club) is a joint ass...
Jun 5, 2018
A citizens' group, the Kodomo-Shokudo Safety and Security Improvement Committee...
May 13, 2018
Tohoku Fukko Nikki (Tohoku Reconstruction Diary), a weekly feature in the Toky...
May 7, 2018
Meguro City (Tokyo) announced on December 25, 2017, that it will purchase woody...
Mar 30, 2018
The February 2018 issue of the JFS Newsletter reported on a Japanese village's...
Mar 28, 2018
The SAVE JAPAN Project of the Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Insurance Inc. was recogniz...
Mar 25, 2018
Tohoku Fukko Nikki (Tohoku Reconstruction Diary), a weekly feature in the Toky...
Mar 8, 2018
Tohoku Fukko Nikki (Tohoku Reconstruction Diary) is a weekly feature in the To...
Mar 4, 2018
Bono Inc., a Japanese startup, launched a community nurse project as a new bus...
Feb 28, 2018
Nishiawakura is a "village" ("mura," Japanese rural district) with a populatio...
Feb 4, 2018
Tohoku Fukko Nikki (Tohoku Reconstruction Diary), a weekly feature in the Toky...
Jan 6, 2018
A team of three Japanese child-rearing mothers, "Enra Enra," formed in 2015, is...
Dec 28, 2017
The last issue introduced the town of Shimokawa, Hokkaido, whose industrial pr...
Nov 30, 2017
Introduction
Japan has entered an era of population decline. While young people...
Nov 17, 2017
Nara Medical University announced on October 12, 2016, that it has launched the...
Oct 21, 2017
Nishiawakura is a "village" (Japanese "mura," essentially a rural district) lo...
Oct 10, 2017
Imagine all the shops disappearing from where we live; what could we do on suc...
Oct 4, 2017
Tohoku Fukko Nikki (Tohoku Reconstruction Diary), a weekly feature in the Toky...
Sep 29, 2017
To launch discussions on the nation's Strategic Energy Plan, Japan's Agency fo...
Sep 16, 2017
Kids' Door was established in January 2007 to support children in Japan. The J...
Sep 11, 2017
In many communities, activities are carried out by citizens for citizens, such...
Sep 7, 2017
Aug 31, 2017
Japan has various school lunch programs in effect nationwide that involve advan...
Aug 27, 2017
Tohoku Fukko Nikki (Tohoku Reconstruction Diary), a weekly feature in the Toky...
Aug 22, 2017
Kitakyushu City is located at the northern end of the island of Kyushu on the ...
Jul 31, 2017
Six years have passed since the Great East Japan Earthquake of March 11, 2011....
Jul 27, 2017
The JKSK Yui-Yui Project, an initiative to support people in Japan affected by...
Jul 12, 2017
Tohoku Fukko Nikki (Tohoku Reconstruction Diary), a weekly feature in the Toky...
Jun 18, 2017
The "Share Village" project has been ongoing in Japan since 2015, with the aim ...
Jun 7, 2017
Tohoku Fukko Nikki (Tohoku Reconstruction Diary), a weekly column in the Tokyo...
May 31, 2017
A Japanese town often mentioned as a municipality making innovative efforts to ...
Apr 3, 2017
Tohoku Fukko Nikki (Tohoku Reconstruction Diary), a weekly feature in the Toky...
Mar 24, 2017
When you hear people talk about supporting areas stricken by earthquakes and o...
Mar 12, 2017
All 725 households in the Yoshijima District (with a population of about 2,500...
Mar 7, 2017
Tohoku Fukko Nikki (Tohoku Reconstruction Diary), a weekly feature in the Toky...
Mar 5, 2017
Shibaura Institute of Technology, a Japanese university based in Tokyo, announc...
Jan 29, 2017
The JKSK Yui-Yui project, an initiative to support people in Japan affected by...
Jan 19, 2017
There are various environmental and social issues, the solutions to which requ...
Dec 29, 2016
In the November 2016 issue of the JFS Newsletter, we reported on the situation...
Dec 26, 2016
Tohoku Fukko Nikki (Tohoku Reconstruction Diary), a weekly feature in the Toky...
Dec 23, 2016
Nearly five and a half years have passed since the Great East Japan Earthquake...
Dec 10, 2016
Hamamatsu, a city in Shizuoka Prefecture that has been actively working to ach...
Nov 21, 2016
Tohoku Fukko Nikki (Tohoku Reconstruction Diary), a weekly article in the Toky...
Oct 31, 2016
Japan is a convenient society. People can go shopping without speaking at all. ...
Oct 6, 2016
Tohoku Fukko Nikki (Tohoku Reconstruction Diary), a weekly feature in the Toky...
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