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In the August 2004 issue of the JFS Newsletter:

- "JFS - Platform for International Youth Discussions on Sustainable Society"

- "Initiatives and Achievements of Local Government in Japan" Article SeriesNo. 7: "Towards Building a Society with Sound Material Cycles: the Zero Waste Declaration from Kamikatsu Town in Tokushima Prefecture"

- "Towards a Sustainable Japan - Corporations at Work" Article Series No.17: "Helping Weave a Healthy and Sustainable Lifestyle with Organic Cotton 'Made in Earth'" (Made in Earth)

- "Towards a Sustainable Japan - Corporations at Work" Article Series No.18: "All for Children of Children of Children" (Yamada Bee Farm)

[Announcement]

- A Message from JFS Co-Founder Hiroyuki Tada
"On August 26th 2004 Japan for Sustainability celebrated its second anniversary. We have come this far only because of the support from you, our stakeholders: our readers, many volunteers, and individual as well as corporate supporters. We hope to continue to evolve as a valuable Internet platform, by putting out high-quality information and conducting various projects. Please continue to support us on an adventurous ride towards a sustainable future!"

-The 1st International Conference on Green Purchasing will be held in Sendai Japan.

Date: October 6-7, 2004
Venue: Sendai International Center, Sendai, Japan
Hosted by: Sendai City and Japan's Green Purchasing Network(GPN)
Supported by: Japan's Ministry of the Environment, Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, APO, and Miyagi prefecture
In Cooperation with: ICLEI-Local Governments for Sustainability, Global Ecolabelling Network(GEN), and Nippon Keidanren
In Collaboration with: UNDESA and UNEP
Register now!
http://www.city.sendai.jp/kankyou/kanri/icgps-e/index.html

[JFS Web Site Additions of the Month]

- Business leaders on the Environment (2004/08/31)
"For People Suffering from Mine Contamination (Panel Discussion)" Coordinator: Tadahiro Mitsuhashi (Professor of Faculty of Policy Informatics, University of Commerce / Executive Officer of B-LIFE21) Panelist: Ryo Iida (Company Director, Supreme Advisor of Secom Co.,Ltd.) Hiroshi Tomita (Executive Officer of Japan Alliance for Humanitarian Demining Support) Shinichi Yamada (Member of JAHDS) AkikoNarumi (Member of JAHDS)
http://www.japanfs.org/en/business/12_panel.html

- "Sustainability in Japan's Edo Period--300 Years Ago!" by Eisuke Ishikawa (2004/08/31)
Chapter 7 "Starting Out Slowly"
http://www.japanfs.org/en/column/ishikawa.html

- We present this month a new cartoon, "Pollution Olympics" on the High Moon Gallery.(2004/08/23)
http://www.japanfs.org/en/cartoon/index.html

- Outside Japan - Information (2004/08/22)
CSR Asia Conference, Hong Kong October 14-15
JFS is a supporting partner of the upcoming Ethical Corporation Asia 2004 conference to be held on October 14-15 in Hong Kong. If you quote JFS when registering for the conference you will receive an extra US$100 discount. This 2-day conference focuses on 'How to Manage Corporate Responsibility in Asia' and is attracting a high level of participant from large corporations, NGO's, Government and CSR thought-leaders. For more information or to reserve your place, visit:
http://www.ethicalcorp.com/asia2004

-"Toward a Century of Japanese Value" by Dr. Manabu Akaike(2004/08/15)
"Technology Revives The Art of Lacquering"
http://www.japanfs.org/en/column/a13.html

-"Sustainability in Japan's Edo Period--300 Years Ago!" by Eisuke Ishikawa (2004/08/15)
Chapter 6 "Know when you have enough"
http://www.japanfs.org/en/column/ishikawa.html

We hope you enjoyed this issue of the JFS Newsletter.

We will be delivering more information every month from Japan on activities and developments in the field of the environment. Please visit our website for the latest news!
http://www.japanfs.org/index.html
And please send your comments or requests to us at info@japanfs.org.

We will be back next month with more news.

Junko Edahiro
Hiroyuki Tada

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