Civil Society / Local Issues
May 10, 2013
Civil Society / Local Issues
First Domestic NGO Discussion Meeting Held for Post MDGs
Ugoku/Ugokasu (GCAP Japan), a national coalition of the Global Call to Actio...
April 13, 2013
Civil Society / Local Issues
More Voices from Japan Required in Future, Says Committee Reviewing Japan's Role in U.N.'s Rio+20 Conference in 2012
The Ninth Japanese Preparatory Committee for Rio+20 was held in Tokyo on January...
April 5, 2013
Money
'Giving Japan 2012' Reviews Philanthropy Market in Japan
The Japan Fund Raising Association (JFRA), a nonprofit organization, published i...
March 31, 2013
Money
Panasonic Helps Develop Capacities of NPOs
Panasonic Corp., a major Japanese consumer electronics manufacturer, held on Nov...
March 30, 2013
Disaster Reconstruction
Volunteer Divers Clean Up Disaster Debris along Sanriku Coast
Efforts are being made through diving to restore Sanriku coastal areas that ...
February 21, 2013
Civil Society / Local Issues
Japanese Association Launches Website for Publishing User-Written Articles on World Issues
Ridilover, a Japanese general incorporated association, launched on October ...
February 19, 2013
Newsletter
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...
December 17, 2012
Well-Being
New Japanese Web Site to Offer Platform for Freelancers, Hobbyists to Sell Services
WelSelf Inc., a Japanese web development and management company, released in...
December 15, 2012
Civil Society / Local Issues
New 'Sukkiring' Project Invites Ideas Online to Solve Social Problems on the Streets
The Sukkiring Project, which invites people online to submit their ideas on solv...
November 7, 2012
Civil Society / Local Issues
Kyoto Launches First Citizen Meetings for Creating Future City
Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture, announced on July 12, 2012, that the city woul...
November 4, 2012
Civil Society / Local Issues
JICA Establishes Overseas Volunteering Program in Collaboration with Private Sector
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) announced in June 2012 that, t...
May 6, 2012
Civil Society / Local Issues
MAFF Announces Creation of Networking Organization to Encourage 'Sixth' Industrialization
Japan's Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries announced December 1, 20...
November 23, 2011
Policy / Systems
OECD Selects Japan's Kitakyushu as First Model City for Green Growth in Asia
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) announced on J...
August 27, 2011
Eco-business / Social Venture
Kumamoto Accredited as Asia's First Fair Trade City
Kumamoto City, the capital of Kumamoto Prefecture, was accredited on June 4,...
February 26, 2011
Food
City Residents Volunteer for Agricultural Program
Since 1999, the Japan Agricultural Cooperative Tourism Association has run a far...
December 9, 2010
Civil Society / Local Issues
UNIQLO Fashion Show Commemorates Launch of UNHCR Charity T-Shirts
UNIQLO Co., a leading Japanese clothing retailer, held a fashion show on Jun...
December 5, 2010
Civil Society / Local Issues
Eco-Volunteer Day 2010 Held to Create a Bridge between People and Environmental Organizations
Japan's Global Environment Outreach Centre (GEOC), an environmental information ...
September 4, 2010
Civil Society / Local Issues
Non-profit Group of Young Japanese Supports Other NPOs
A new Non-profit organization (NPO) has developed a novel method for relating th...
June 28, 2010
Policy / Systems
Bilingual Website on Japanese Eco-Model Cities Now Open
The Japanese Cabinet Office opened a website introducing eco-model city proj...
December 16, 2009
Civil Society / Local Issues
Japanese Consumer's Union Finds GM Canola Growing in Chiba Prefecture
The Seikatsu Club Consumers' Co-operative Union (SCCU) of Japan conducted a ...
April 3, 2009
Civil Society / Local Issues
Research Finds Nagano as Greenest Prefecture in Japan
Brand Research Institute Inc. (BRI), a Japanese company specializing in research...
February 16, 2009
Civil Society / Local Issues
'Slow Life' Summit Held in Mino, Gifu Prefecture
The sixth "Slow Life" Summit was held from October 12 to 13, 2008, in Mino C...
January 7, 2009
Education
26 Students Join Minamata Environmental University
Minamata City of Kumamoto Prefecture in southern Japan conducted a six-day p...
June 29, 2007
Civil Society / Local Issues
Japanese NPO Encouraging Local Aspirations for Sustainable Future
The Community Support Center for Sustainable Future is a non-profit organization...
June 25, 2007
Education
Tokyo NPO Organizes Local Environmental Education Fair
The Sixth Community Teachers' Fair took place on February 3, 2007 with the hope ...
June 14, 2007
Civil Society / Local Issues
OISCA Backs Overseas Trainees with Agricultural Training Program
OISCA, the Organization for Industrial, Spiritual and Cultural Advancement Inter...
April 1, 2007
Civil Society / Local Issues
Miyagi Foundation Strives to Improve Local & Global Environment
The Miyagi Environmental Life Out-reach Network (MELON) in Miyagi Prefecture, Ja...
September 4, 2006
Civil Society / Local Issues
Co-op Union Sets Up Council to Promote Homegrown Rapeseed
The Seikatsu Club Consumers' Co-operative Union, a collective body of 25 associa...
June 11, 2006
Education
High School Students Learn from Forest 'Masters' through Interviews and Essays
An event called the 4th Forum of "Fox Fire in Japan" took place on March 26, 200...
June 10, 2006
Civil Society / Local Issues
2005 Winners of Urban-Rural Exchange Awards Announced
Nanbu Town, Aomori Prefecture in northern Japan, won first prize in the 2005 "Or...
May 7, 2006
Transportation / Mobility
Cycling Map Proving Popular in Kyoto
The "Cycling Map of Kyoto," published in October 2005 by the Kyoto-based Citizen...
April 17, 2006
Civil Society / Local Issues
8 Municipalities Win 2005 Awards for Sustainable Regional Development
Eight winners of the 2005 awards for sustainable, symbiotic and participatory ap...
April 9, 2006
Civil Society / Local Issues
Rural Town Wins 5th Environment Minister's Grand Prix
A project with the slogan "Expanding Potentiality toward Environmentally Advance...
April 5, 2006
Eco-business / Social Venture
Environment Ministry Cites 8 Outstanding Eco-Community Projects
The Japanese Ministry of the Environment announced on October 21, 2005 that it h...
December 7, 2005
Civil Society / Local Issues
Government Releases Results of Survey on Regional Revitalization
In July, 2005, the Japanese government's Cabinet Office released the results of ...
November 2, 2005
Civil Society / Local Issues
Linking Consumers, Grocers, Raising Food Self Sufficiency
Hokkaido Food Self-Sufficiency Network (HFSSN), a Japanese incorporated non-prof...
October 6, 2005
Food
7th National Rural Community Summit Held in Tokyo
The Seventh National Rural Community Summit was held on June 6, 2005 at the conf...
September 5, 2005
Civil Society / Local Issues
Hokkaido Farm Village NPO Working for a Sustainable Society
The Oshamambe Dream Club, a Japanese non-profit organization in Oshamambe, Hokka...
August 8, 2005
Civil Society / Local Issues
Number of NPOs in Japan Rockets Past 20,000
The number of registered non-profit organizations (NPOs) in Japan exceeded 20,00...
July 12, 2005
Renewable Energy
Thirteen 'Biomass Towns' Designated
On 30 March, 2005, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries made its ...
June 20, 2005
Civil Society / Local Issues
Japan for Sustainability Wins "Unique Environmental Project Award"
Japan for Sustainability (JFS) received the Unique Environmental Project Award i...
June 9, 2005
Civil Society / Local Issues
NPO "Eco-Plus" Promotes Hands-on Nature Experiences and Cultural Exchange
Eco-Plus, a non-profit organization, was founded in June 2003 with the aim of su...
April 23, 2005
Transportation / Mobility
Shared Bus-Taxi Powered by Used Cooking Oil Encourages Community Interaction
Tottori Ecotown 2020, an incorporated nonprofit organization in Tottori Prefectu...
March 24, 2005
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Waste Recycling Promotes Community Revitalization
An association of merchants in Waseda, a neighborhood in Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo, h...
March 23, 2005
Civil Society / Local Issues
Eco-Friendly Traditional Cotton Dishcloths Unite a Community
Gara-bo Aikokai, a non-profit organization based in Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka Pre...
January 28, 2005
Civil Society / Local Issues
Kyoto's Citizens Environmental Foundation Changes the Way People Think
The Citizens Environmental Foundation (CEF), established in Kyoto in July 1992, ...
January 9, 2005
Civil Society / Local Issues
Musical Based on Child's Book Marks 10th Anniversary
A Japanese musical based on a comic authored by an elementary schoolgirl will be...
December 24, 2004
Water
Japanese High School Students Win 2004 Stockholm Junior Water Prize
A group of students at Okinawa Prefectural Miyako Agriculture and Forestry High ...
December 8, 2004
Civil Society / Local Issues
Relaying an Environmental Message through Sports Activities
The Global Sports Alliance (GSA) is a Japanese non-profit organization (NPO) est...
December 2, 2004
Civil Society / Local Issues
Iida City, 3 Others Win 2004 Environmental Grand Prix
In June 2004, in its fourth municipal environmental activities competition the J...Related
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