NGO / Citizen
November 24, 2013
Well-Being
Sharing Childcare Using Cell Phone at One Coin Charge
AsMama Inc., a Japanese social entrepreneurship company established in November...
November 16, 2013
Civil Society / Local Issues
Accessible Charity: Donating via Vending Machines
A new type of vending machine that makes charitable donations is gathering pub...
November 14, 2013
Civil Society / Local Issues
Greenpeace Japan Launches Network to Promote Women's Involvement in Politics
Greenpeace Japan (GPJ), an international environmental NGO, launched the Gre...
November 7, 2013
Well-Being
'Big Issue' Magazine Sold by Homeless People Marks 10th Anniversary
The Big Issue Japan magazine, a magazine sold by the homeless to financially...
October 26, 2013
Food
Donate Excess Calories to Feed Developing Countries
Metavolunteer, an NPO established on May 25, 2009, has been carrying out a p...
October 25, 2013
Disaster Reconstruction
Violins Made from Pine Trees Damaged in Japan's 2011 Earthquake Disaster Tell Stories to Future Generations through Music
Muneyuki Nakazawa, a veteran violin craftsman and restorer, and supporters l...
October 20, 2013
Aging Society
Volunteers Using Point System to 'Bank' Hours in National Citizens' Network
The Nippon Active Life Club (NALC), a Japanese non-profit organization, has been...
October 14, 2013
Disaster Reconstruction
Japanese NPO for Young Social Entrepreneurs Sending More Talented Leaders to Earthquake-damaged Tohoku Region
ETIC., a Japanese non-profit organization (NPO) focused on supporting young ...
October 10, 2013
Policy / Systems
Mock Election Collects Votes from 10,000 Future Voters
The Network Association for Mock Election Japan, a non-profit organization t...
October 8, 2013
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
First Book Made from Recycled Japanese Banknotes Published
Japan's first book made from recycled paper money (Bank of Japan notes) was p...
October 7, 2013
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Kyushu University Students Promote Cosmetics Recycling
A workshop on recycling unused cosmetics was held in Kitakyushu City, Fukuok...
September 27, 2013
Well-Being
Maternal and Child Health Handbook Spreading Around the World
Japan's Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Handbook, or Boshi Techo in Japanese...
September 19, 2013
Eco-business / Social Venture
Nippon Foundation Establishes Fund to Support NPOs and Social Entrepreneurs
Signing Ceremony between Seibu Shinkin Bank and Nippon Foundation Copyright Nip...
September 12, 2013
Disaster Prevention / Reduction
Citizen's Group Offers Seminar to Foster Community Disaster Prevention Coordinators
Bousai Juku Daruma is a citizen's group in Yokohama that promotes disaster preve...
September 10, 2013
Newsletter
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...
September 5, 2013
Disaster Reconstruction
Wishing for Recovery of Hearts and Tomorrow's Happiness--O-Jizo-San Project
Two days before the two-year anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake,...
August 26, 2013
Civil Society / Local Issues
Hand-Made Soap Product that Supports Women in Business Wins Japan's First Social Products Awards
The Association for the Promotion of Social Products held its "First Social ...
August 22, 2013
Well-Being
'Life Work Balance,' Together with Fellow Coworkers
A non-profit company, Polaris, launched its businesses in August 2011 with ...
August 21, 2013
Renewable Energy
World's Smallest Power Station: Miniature Home Solar System
In a drive to promote renewable energy, Ecology Online, a Japanese non-profi...
August 18, 2013
Disaster Reconstruction
4 in 5 Japanese Intend to Help People and Areas Affected by 2011 Disaster
Tasukeai Japan, a non-profit organization launched on March 12, 2011, the da...
August 12, 2013
Food
Machida City Helps Corporations Start Farming on Unused Land
--> Copyright Machida City Machida City in the south of the Tokyo Metropolita...
August 6, 2013
Newsletter
JFS's Newest Challenge: The "Local Well-Being" Project
Background We often hear the word "sustainability" in use around the glo...
August 5, 2013
Disaster Reconstruction
Tohoku Newspaper Launches English Website to Share Information on Quake Recovery
Tohoku Fukko Newspaper, a newspaper delivering news and stories from areas a...
August 4, 2013
Money
Oita Prefecture Holds Symposium Commemorating Foundation of Collaborative Support Fund
The Mejiron Collaborative Support Fund raises money from prefectural residen...
August 2, 2013
Disaster Reconstruction
NPO Provides Job Assistance and Income for Disaster-Hit Area
Japanese nonprofit organization (NPO) On the Road won a Nikkei Social Initia...
August 1, 2013
Ecosystems / Biodiversity
Use of Forest Resources Increases due to Rapid Expansion of Biomass Generation
Construction of relatively large-scale biomass power plants with a capacity ...
July 30, 2013
Disaster Reconstruction
Entrepreneur-Supporter MAKOTO Aids Business Owners in Tohoku
MAKOTO, an entrepreneur-support organization, has been supporting business o...
July 28, 2013
Disaster Reconstruction
Regional Japanese Banks, NPO Establish Mutual Funds to Support Affected Area Businesses
After the Great East Japan Earthquake, new financial schemes in quake-hit areas ...
July 25, 2013
Disaster Reconstruction
'Tohoku 1000 Reconstruction Projects' Portal Website Provides Reconstruction and Aid Information
The Wakatsuku Association actively assists youth in the Tohoku region of Jap...
July 20, 2013
Civil Society / Local Issues
New Political Wind in Japan Crosses Party Lines
In preparation for Japan's upcoming Upper House election in the summer of 201...
July 19, 2013
Renewable Energy
Local Energy Meeting Held in Odawara, Japan
Houtoku Energy and a group known as the Network of Business Leaders and Entr...
July 18, 2013
Civil Society / Local Issues
Local Community Cafe Opens in Saga City
Self Management, a general foundation offering local supporting activities and p...
July 15, 2013
Civil Society / Local Issues
Shopping District in Chichibu Promoting Mutual Assistance through 'Volunteer Bank'
The "Volunteer Bank: Otasuke-Tai ("Support Corps" in English)," which was organi...
July 14, 2013
Civil Society / Local Issues
"Peeping" to Revitalize Shopping Street
The executive committee for Maebashi Shutter Quest, which promotes revitalizat...
July 12, 2013
Others
Japanese Teenagers Operating Own Group to Support Earthquake Restoration Efforts
A group named "Teen for 3.11" (TF3) launched its activities on April 2, 2012...
July 11, 2013
Food
Greenpeace Survey Ranks Five Top Japanese Supermarket Chains for Fish Safety, Finds Problems
Greenpeace, an international environmental non-government organization, anno...
July 10, 2013
Disaster Reconstruction
Volunteers Building 'Great Forest Wall' Tsunami Barrier from Earthquake Debris
In the spring of 2013, two years after the Great East Japan Earthquake, work ...
July 8, 2013
Civil Society / Local Issues
Japan's First Citizens' Political Group Established
The Political League for Denuclearization, also known as the Green Tea Party...
July 6, 2013
Nuclear Power
Citizens' Commission on Nuclear Energy Established, Aiming at Fundamental Reform of Nuclear Energy Policy
The Citizens' Commission on Nuclear Energy (CCNE) was established on April 1...
July 5, 2013
Ecosystems / Biodiversity
Fukushima NPO Wins Environmental Award for Experience-Based Learning Programs
The Non-Profit Organization (NPO) Environmental Conservation Association in Aizu...
July 4, 2013
Civil Society / Local Issues
Towards Implementing '10th Principle of Rio Declaration' in Japan
An international symposium on the 10th Principle of the Rio Declaration titl...
July 2, 2013
Eco-business / Social Venture
Sick Children Care Service Wins Japan's Top Nikkei Social Initiative Award
Nihon Keizai Shimbun (Nikkei), a leading business daily news service in Japa...
July 1, 2013
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Girls' High School Wins 2013 Japan Stockholm Junior Water Prize
The Japan Water Prize Committee announced on April 5, 2013, the winners of t...
June 29, 2013
Money
Citizen-Funded Solar Power Facilities to be Installed in Shizuoka
Shizuoka Mirai Energy announced on February 25, 2013, that it would start fu...
June 23, 2013
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
University Students Recycle Abandoned Bikes into Rental Bikes
The Chari Saga Saisei, a voluntary student organization formed in September ...
June 22, 2013
Education
Japanese NPO begins After School Programs at Elementary Schools
After School, a Japanese non-profit organization (NPO) established in 2005,...
June 17, 2013
Nuclear Power
"Nuclear-Free Economics" Campaign to Revitalize Economy Launched
A symposium was held in Tokyo on March 27, 2013, to mark the launch of the "...
June 14, 2013
Renewable Energy
Habitat for Humanity Launches Solar Project to Support Disaster-Hit Families with Disabled Members in Ofunato
Habitat for Humanity Japan launched in November 2012 the "Solar Home Recover...
June 13, 2013
Education
New Japan Citizenship Education Forum Created
Founded on March 17, 2013, the Japan Citizenship Education Forum (J-CEF) (http...
June 9, 2013
Food
Organic Farmers in Fukushima Open Organic Cafe in Tokyo
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