• Participants: 40 in total for two days, from Belgium, Iran, Sweden, the UK, the US and many other countries
• Tour Guides: Shiro Hosojima, Natsuyo Iida, Kazunori Kobayashi
• Staff: Hiromi Kawaraki, Chizuko Sato, Yayoi Suzuki
• Translators: Ayako Kimura, Eri Nagafusa

Tour Concept

Japan in the World

~ Information about current Japanese environment ~

• Ecological footprint
  The average of world: 2.2 ha/person.
  Japan: 4.3 ha/person
  
  If people in the world start similar lifestyle like in Japan, 2.4 planets would be needed. Thus, it is necessary to decrease Japanese economical consumption by half or less.
  
  
• Energy consumption (oil equivalent conversion)
  In 2002, the Japanese annual energy consumption per person was about 4.06 tons, roughly 2.5 times more than the world average (1.65 tons). Most of energy resource comes from out of Japan, and only four percent are originally made from Japan.
  
  
• Renewable energy
  In 2001, renewable energy accounted for 3.2 percent out of the total primary energy supply.
  
  
• Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
  In 2002, about 2.67 tons of CO2 are emitted by each person in Japan. Compared to the world average, 1.12 tons, Japan emits about 2.4 times more CO2 than rest of the world.
  
  

Japan for the World

~ How can Japan influence and make changes to the world? ~

• Technological advancement (e.g. photovoltaic (PV) modules, biomass plastics, energy saving)
• New movements in Japan (e.g. lifestyle changes, eco-designs)
  
  

Booths to Visit

• KYOCERA CORPORATION
  
• FUJITSU LTD.
  
• FOOD AND THE ENVIRONMENT
  
• SONY CORPORATION
  
• THE SLOTH CLUB
  
• ECO DESIGN MUSEUM + MALL
  

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