Disaster Reconstruction
May 16, 2015
Disaster Reconstruction
Simulated Experience of Managing an Evacuation Center
The JKSK Yui-Yui Project, an initiative to support people in Japan who were af...
May 10, 2015
Disaster Reconstruction
Giant Coastal Levees-- Let's Talk
Tohoku Fukko Nikki (Tohoku Reconstruction Diary) is a weekly article which appe...
April 5, 2015
Disaster Reconstruction
Fukushima Cotton's Appeal
Tohoku Fukko Nikki (Tohoku Reconstruction Diary) is a weekly article which app...
March 6, 2015
Disaster Reconstruction
Non-profit Group Providing Emotional Support to 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake Survivors
Tohoku Fukko Nikki (Tohoku Reconstruction Diary) is a weekly article published...
February 4, 2015
Disaster Reconstruction
What High School Students Can Do
Tohoku Fukko Nikki (Tohoku Reconstruction Diary) is a weekly article in an eas...
January 26, 2015
Corporate
Ajinomoto Group Opens New Base for "Fureai Red Apron Project" in Iwaki City
The Ajinomoto Group, a major Japanese manufacturer of food and beverage product...
January 19, 2015
Corporate
Cosmo Supports Environmental Preservation Activities with Eco Card Fund
In order to preserve the precious global environment for future generations, Co...
December 12, 2014
Disaster Reconstruction
Residents Work Together to Restore Coastal Pine Groves Damaged by Disasters
Tohoku Fukko Nikki (Tohoku Reconstruction Diary) is a weekly article in an eas...
November 13, 2014
Disaster Reconstruction
Disaster Prevention from Women's Perspectives
The JKSK Yui-Yui project, an initiative to support the victims of the 2011 Gre...
October 19, 2014
Disaster Reconstruction
What We Must Do before the Tokyo Olympics
Through the Yui-Yui Project, an initiative to support victims of the 2011 Great...
August 20, 2014
Disaster Reconstruction
Disaster-Hit Town Renovates Closed School into Sustainability Learning Center
The "Ogatsu School Restoration Project" has been promoted since April in 2013 b...
May 13, 2014
Newsletter
Starting from Tohoku: Tohoku Kaikon Aims to Reform Primary Industry through Information Sharing and Communication
Tohoku Kaikon Changing Society Through Food Issues About 100,000 people have be...
April 26, 2014
Disaster Reconstruction
First Generation of Fukushima Reconstruction Leaders Trained
The final presentation of the students of the Fukushima Reconstruction Juku (Ja...
April 6, 2014
Disaster Reconstruction
Higashimatsushima Strives for Creative Future
Higashimatsushima City in Miyagi Prefecture is striving to rebuild after suffer...
April 1, 2014
Newsletter
Expressing Gratitude by Presenting Gifts in "Fuguro" Bags
About 35,000 persons used to live in Watari Town, located about 26 kilometers ...
February 17, 2014
Disaster Reconstruction
Personnel Placement Support Project Launched to Assist Tohoku Reconstruction
The Japanese Reconstruction Agency on October 4, 2013, launched "Work for Tohok...
February 3, 2014
Disaster Reconstruction
Japan's Reconstruction Agency Selects 66 Initiatives as Models for a New Tohoku Region
The Reconstruction Agency announced on October 4, 2013, the results of its con...
January 23, 2014
Education
Japanese NPO Provides Study Space for Children from Low-Income Households and Temporary Housing
Asuiku, a non-profit organization based in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, has been ...
January 20, 2014
Disaster Reconstruction
New Reconstruction Business Base Opens in Tsunami-damaged City of Natori, Miyagi Prefecture
A retail business facility named "Roku Farm Atalata" opened September 29, 2013,...
December 16, 2013
Renewable Energy
AIST Established New Institute in Fukushima Prefecture to Achieve Prompt and Large-Capacity Installation of Renewable Energy
The National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) ann...
December 12, 2013
Ecosystems / Biodiversity
Japan's Fisheries Agency Says 35% of Fishing Areas Damaged by 2011 Earthquake Disaster, Rest are Fine
The Japanese Fisheries Agency part of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and...
December 9, 2013
Disaster Reconstruction
Monthly Magazine Launched in Japan to Strengthen Consumers' Bond with Food Producers in Earthquake-hit Region
The Japanese non-profit organization "Tohoku Kaikon" -- literally translated as...
November 30, 2013
Disaster Reconstruction
Online Store Showcases Products Made Locally in Disaster-Stricken Area to Boost Local Economy, Maintain Connections Nationwide
On December 14, 2011, people aiming to help boost commerce in the area hit by t...
November 17, 2013
Food
Fujitsu Testing One of the Largest Low-Potassium Vegetable Factories in Japan
Copyright Fujitsu Group announced that from July 2013 to March 2014, it would ...
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 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 ...
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 28, 2013
Disaster Reconstruction
Fukushima University Opens School to Develop Young Leaders for Reconstruction of Fukushima
Fukushima University inaugurated, on May 18, 2013, Fukushima Fukko Juku, a s...
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 17, 2013
Civil Society / Local Issues
Café Catering Service Receives Jury Award at Social Products Awards
The Association for the Promotion of Social Products held its first Social P...
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 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...
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 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 3, 2013
Disaster Reconstruction
Kao Launches Project to Send One Million Flowers to Tohoku
Kao Corp., a leading manufacturer of chemical products in Japan, announced o...
June 4, 2013
Newsletter
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...
May 11, 2013
Disaster Reconstruction
'Fukushima on the Globe' Website Connects Post-Disaster Fukushima to the World
The Japan NGO Center for International Cooperation (JANIC) released a portal...
April 20, 2013
Disaster Reconstruction
Mail-Order Shop Opens to Create Jobs for Youth in Quake-Hit Area
Established in Ishinomaki City in Miyagi Prefecture as a general incorporate...
April 4, 2013
Disaster Reconstruction
After-School Program in Disaster-Hit Area Wins Top Prize at "Iine! " Japan Social Awards
The Collaborative School, an after-school program in the area hit by the Gre...
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 ...
September 11, 2012
Disaster Reconstruction
Tohoku Cotton Project Starts Goods Sales
The Tohoku Cotton Project, members of which include farmers affected by the Grea...
July 10, 2012
Disaster Reconstruction
Cherry Tree Planting 'Sakura Line 311' to Mark Tsunami for Future Generations
On March 17, 2012, non-profit organization "Sakura (Cherry) Line 311," consi...
May 25, 2012
Climate Change
New Emissions Trading Method Tested Using Valentine's Day Cards
Japan's National Institute of Informatics (NII) and four companies, Toppan Print...
April 24, 2012
Disaster Reconstruction
Japanese Gov't Releases Social Business Case Book for Post-Disaster Reconstruction
Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) released on January 13, 2...
February 4, 2012
Disaster Reconstruction
New Tour Packages Support Restoration of Quake-Hit Tohoku Region
JTB Corp., a leading Japanese travel agency, launched in September 2011 tours ca...
December 16, 2011
Disaster Reconstruction
Cotton Project Aiming to Support Recovery of Earthquake-Stricken Tohoku Area
On July 14, 2011, the "Tohoku Cotton Project" was launched by agricultural produ...
December 8, 2011
Disaster Reconstruction
Toyota to Establish In-House Vocational School in Tohoku to Aid Restoration
Toyota Motor Corp., a major Japanese automobile manufacturer, announced on July ...
November 4, 2011
Transportation / Mobility
Car Sharing Starts in Disaster-Stricken Areas to Help Reconstruction
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