Well-Being

Movements and initiatives to pursue intrinsic happiness are emerging and spreading across Japan. We can see examples of people trying to measure happiness and genuine affluence, instead of just gross domestic products, and to emphasize the quality of life more in community planning. This section introduces initiatives to develop local "happiness indices" and efforts to create a society pursuing intrinsic well-being.
 
Jul 16, 2018
 
The JFS newsletter has introduced a selected series of examples of good compan...
 
Jun 29, 2018
 
Junko Edahiro, chief executive of Japan for Sustainability, delivered a presen...
 
Jun 5, 2018
 
A citizens' group, the Kodomo-Shokudo Safety and Security Improvement Committee...
 
 
'Good Companies in Japan' (Article No.3):  Seeking Ways to Develop Societal Contribution along with Core Businesses
May 16, 2018
 
The JFS newsletter introduces a selected series of examples of good companies ...
 
Mar 15, 2018
 
This JFS newsletter series introduces selected examples of good companies in J...
 
 
Community Nurse Project to Elevate Community Health Across Japan
Mar 4, 2018
 
Bono Inc., a Japanese startup, launched a community nurse project as a new bus...
 
Jan 23, 2018
 
The April 2017 edition of the JFS newsletter introduced Kamakura Management In...
 
 
Science Council of Japan Releases Policy Recommendation:
Jan 9, 2018
 
The Science Council of Japan released on August 24, 2017, the deliberation res...
 
Transforming Child-Rearing Frustrations into Ghost Picture Cards Helps Make Families Happy
Jan 6, 2018
 
A team of three Japanese child-rearing mothers, "Enra Enra," formed in 2015, is...
 
 
KOBO-SYU Markets Self-Expression of People with Disabilities
Dec 4, 2017
 
KOBO-SYU, a welfare institution established in 2002, turns artwork created by ...
 
Nara Medical University Launches Medicine-Based Town Research Institute
Nov 17, 2017
 
Nara Medical University announced on October 12, 2016, that it has launched the...
 
 
Well-being and Other Social Indicators: A Study of Five Local Governments Initiatives in Japan
Nov 12, 2017
 
In recent years, there has been a worldwide trend to rely not only on Gross Do...
 
Nishiawakura's Initiative Based on People Discovering Their Own Desires
Oct 21, 2017
 
Nishiawakura is a "village" (Japanese "mura," essentially a rural district) lo...
 
 
Study Shows Buyers of Socially Responsible Products are Happier
Oct 7, 2017
 
SoooooS. Company, a company specializing in the development of social businesse...
 
Radiation Literacy Essential
Oct 4, 2017
 
Tohoku Fukko Nikki (Tohoku Reconstruction Diary), a weekly feature in the Toky...
 
 
NPO Kids' Door Supports Learning to Help Kids Escape from Poverty
Sep 16, 2017
 
Kids' Door was established in January 2007 to support children in Japan. The J...
 
Mental and Emotional Healing of Disaster Survivors Left Behind
Jul 12, 2017
 
Tohoku Fukko Nikki (Tohoku Reconstruction Diary), a weekly feature in the Toky...
 
 
Japan's Role in Addressing Healthcare, Welfare Issues in an Aging World
Jul 9, 2017
 
As a global forerunner among aging societies, Japan is now experiencing many p...
 
Let's Enjoy Walking for the Benefits of Better Health -- Smart Wellness Point Project
Jun 30, 2017
 
Japan leads the world in terms of longevity. It is also the fastest aging coun...
 
 
Earthquake Disaster an Opportunity for Global Empathy
Jun 7, 2017
 
Tohoku Fukko Nikki (Tohoku Reconstruction Diary), a weekly column in the Tokyo...
 
Supporting 'Good Companies' that Create Future Society
Apr 28, 2017
 
A variety of efforts have been made in Japan to generate money flows for build...
 
 
TMG Collaborates with Businesses to Support Parasports through Clothing Reuse Project
Apr 19, 2017
 
With the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games on the horizon, various initi...
 
Tokyo Metropolitan Area Railways Operating Campaign for more Safe, Comfortable Trip
Apr 6, 2017
 
The railway businesses in the Tokyo metropolitan area including East Japan Rail...
 
 
Sustainable Community Building by Residents: Kirari Yoshijima Network
Mar 12, 2017
 
All 725 households in the Yoshijima District (with a population of about 2,500...
 
Toward a Sustainable Society - Learning from Japan's Edo Period and Contributing from Asia to the World
Feb 28, 2017
 
Junko Edahiro, chief executive of Japan for Sustainability, delivered a keynot...
 
 
Ajinomoto Co. Undertakes Work Reforms to Promote Workplace Diversity
Feb 15, 2017
 
Japanese food manufacturer Ajinomoto Co., announced on May 12, 2016, that it ha...
 
Young People at Japanese NPO Delve into Social Inequality Issues
Feb 5, 2017
 
POSSE, a Japanese non-profit organization, was established in 2006 to address l...
 
 
Interview: Corporate 'Virtue'-based Evaluation System Helps Employees Grow
Jan 31, 2017
 
Introduction The June 2015 JFS Newsletter (The Pursuit of Economic Growth Requ...
 
Food Bank Kansai --- Providing Surplus Food to Those in Need
Nov 30, 2016
 
In Japan, five to eight million tons of food products are disposed of annually ...
 
 
Majority of Japanese Elderly Not Saved Enough for Retirement, More than Double U.S.
Nov 27, 2016
 
The Japanese Cabinet Office released the Annual Report on the Aging Society 201...
 
'work with Pride' (wwP) Launches Index to Promote LGBT-inclusive Workplaces in Japan
Oct 10, 2016
 
In June 2016, a Japanese nonprofit group called "work with Pride" (wwP) announ...
 
 
What are the Secrets to a Long, Healthy Life? From Japan's Longest-Lived Prefecture, Nagano
Sep 30, 2016
 
Building a society with a healthy lifestyle, where even the elderly can lead ac...
 
Survey Shows More than 60% of Japanese Workers Want to Give Higher Priority to Personal Lives
Sep 8, 2016
 
The Research Institute for Advancement of Living Standards in Japan released it...
 
 
Kodomo-Shokudo Project to Provide Children with a Warm Meal and Place to Visit
Apr 21, 2016
 
There are many initiatives providing food to people in need in both developing...
 
Future Vision of Economic Growth and Sustainable Society
Mar 16, 2016
 
Mariko Kawaguchi, chief researcher at Daiwa Institute of Research, Ltd., analy...
 
 
Finding Balance between the Two Extremes of Economic Growth and Happiness
Dec 12, 2015
 
Tetsufumi Okushi is known as an brilliant entrepreneur in Japan who grew a sin...
 
Toward a Happier City -- Nagakute Takes on Well-being Indicator Development
Nov 20, 2015
 
Nagakute, in Aichi Prefecture, has been actively promoting efforts proposed by ...
 
 
Management Society for Promoting Well-Being at Work Established
Sep 3, 2015
 
Koji Sakamoto, a professor at Hosei University Graduate School of Regional Poli...
 
The Pursuit of Economic Growth Requires a Balance between 'Yin' and 'Yang'
Jul 20, 2015
 
The Institute for Studies in Happiness, Economy and Society (ISHES), with JFS ...
 
 
Nara City Enacts Child-Friendly City Ordinance
Apr 24, 2015
 
Nara City in Nara Prefecture established the Child-friendly City Development O...
 
Fact or Fiction: Does Economic Growth Alleviate Joblessness and Poverty?
Feb 24, 2015
 
Approximately 80% of Japanese people think that continued GDP growth is necess...
 
 
The Correlation Between the Sense of Well-Being and the Labor Market in Japan
Feb 7, 2015
 
An interesting discussion on the characteristics of the Japanese people's subj...
 
Younger Generations Showing Lower Happiness Levels -- Caused by Stress from Work?
Jan 21, 2015
 
According to a 2014 White Paper by the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor and ...
 
 
Kawasaki City Provides Employment Support to Welfare Recipients
Jan 17, 2015
 
While the Japanese government increases welfare spending year after year, ther...
 
Study Project Begins Seeking Happy Local Communities
Dec 4, 2014
 
What factors are essential for local regions and their residents to be happy? ...
 
 
Thinking about Happiness at the Local Level: JFS Symposium Panel Discussion
Jun 17, 2014
 
In fiscal 2013, Japan for Sustainability (JFS) worked on a Local Well-Being Pr...
 
 
Pursuing Local Economy and Well-Being in Ama Town, Shimane Prefecture
Apr 30, 2014
 
One of Japan for Sustainability's (JFS) themes for fiscal 2013 was the "Local ...
 
Internet Media Company Conducts Survey on Happiness Levels of Japanese People
Apr 22, 2014
 
Livesense Inc., an Internet media company with a business philosophy of "Happin...
 
 
Japan Ranks Sixth in Child Overall Well-being, but 21st in Material Well-being
Apr 10, 2014
 
National Institute of Population and Social Security Research in Japan publishe...
 
Japanese Women Still Struggle to Find Employment after Having Children, Cabinet Survey Shows
Mar 20, 2014
 
The Cabinet Office of Japan released the Work-Life Balance Report 2013 in Decem...
 
 
Survey Shows 60% Satisfied with Current Life, 70% Dissatisfied with Social Security
Mar 8, 2014
 
The Japanese Consumers' Cooperative Union released the results of its Social Se...
 
Review and Future Directions of JFS's Local Well-Being Project
Feb 27, 2014
 
In 2013, JFS worked on the development of local indicators of well-being as on...
 
 
 
 

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