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Aug 07, 2012
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[July 2012] Japan's Feed-in-Tariff Scheme Kicks Off!
System to Promote Renewable Energy Adopted A feed-in-tariff (FIT) system th...
Jul 24, 2012
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[June 2012] Listening to the Voices of the Young Who Will Lead Society in 2030 -- A Meeting to Consider Energy Issues from the Perspective of Today's Youth
The Japanese government set up the Fundamental Issues Subcommittee on Jap...
Jul 17, 2012
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[June 2012] 'Naimono-wa-nai' ('What we haven't got we do without') -- Learning from Ama Town's Efforts for Local Revitalization
There are four inhabited islands collectively called the Oki Islands about...
Jul 10, 2012
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[June 2012] Planning JFS's Next Steps for Another 10 Years
Japan for Sustainability (JFS) will celebrate its tenth anniversary at the en...
Jun 26, 2012
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[May 2012] In Pursuit of Gross National Happiness -- Community-building in Koura Town, Shiga Prefecture
In April 2012, a high-level meeting on well-being and happiness was jointly h...
Jun 19, 2012
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[May 2012] Re-Examining GDP Growth Projections to Plan Japan's Future Energy Policy
In response to the energy crisis caused by the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear acci...
Jun 12, 2012
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[May 2012] Japanese Private Citizen Sector Efforts Toward Rio+20
The United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED), kno...
May 29, 2012
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[April 2012] Unique Community Farm Management in Kamiina District Shifting Focus from Owning to Using Farms
"Initiatives and Achievements of Local Governments in Japan" (No. 38) Farmin...
May 22, 2012
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[April 2012] Making the Impossible Possible -- "Miracle Apples" and Natural Cultivation
In Hirosaki, Aomori Prefecture, in northern Japan "Miracle Apples" are being ...
May 15, 2012
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[April 2012] JFS Launches "Learn to Create in Tohoku" Projects: Learning from Tohoku Now and Fostering Hope for the Future
The Great East Japan Earthquake on March 11, 2011, caused catastrophic damag...
Apr 26, 2012
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[March 2012] Assisting Reconstruction Through Photography: Nikon Corporation
"Towards a Sustainable Japan -- Corporations at Work" (No. 100) http://www.nik...
Apr 17, 2012
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[March 2012] Applying Evolving Technologies Inspired by Nature to Human Society
"JFS's 'Get Inspired by Nature' Project" (No. 6) Introduction Since Au...
Apr 10, 2012
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[March 2012] Towards Rio+20: Proposal for an Intergovernmental Ethics Panel
In anticipation of the Rio+20 Summit coming up in June this year, Ryoichi ...
Mar 27, 2012
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[February 2012] Get Inspired by Nature: Showcasing Interesting Examples
"JFS's 'Get Inspired by Nature' Project" (No. 5) With a view to reducing env...
Mar 20, 2012
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[February 2012] Japan's Strategic Energy Plan under Review after 2011 Nuclear Disaster
The Japanese government launched a review of its energy policies after the...
Mar 13, 2012
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[February 2012] Heavy-Duty Vehicle CO2 Emission Reduction Measures -- Tokyo Metropolitan Government Creates New Indicators Based on Fuel Efficiency
"Initiatives and Achievements of Local Governments in Japan" (No. 37) The Ma...
Feb 28, 2012
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[January 2012] Scientist and Synthetic Thinker Kumagusu Minakata - Japan's First Ecologist
"Japanese Philosophers/Leaders for Sustainability" (No. 3) In 2004, "Sa...
Feb 21, 2012
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[January 2012] How to Increase Resilience in the Economy, Society, and Everyday Life?
A Lesson from the March 11 Quake and Tsunami: An Awareness of the Importance o...
Feb 14, 2012
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[January 2012] Dragonfly Wing Design Pioneers the Future -- Development of the Micro Wind Turbine
When I visited an exhibition about nature-based technology held in Tokyo in...
Jan 24, 2012
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[December 2011] Outcomes and Lessons Learned from Measures in Japan to Save Electricity in Summer 2011
Japan's experience in the summer of 2011 essentially functioned as a national...
Jan 17, 2012
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[December 2011] A Lesson from the March 11 Quake and Tsunami: An Awareness of the Importance of 'Resilience'
The Great East Japan Earthquake that occurred on March 11, 2011, has taug...
Dec 20, 2011
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[November 2011] Kanazawa's Challenge -- Prototype for Local Production & Local Consumption of Energy
"Initiatives and Achievements of Local Governments in Japan" (No. 36) Kanaza...
Dec 13, 2011
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[November 2011] Children Visit Tohoku University's Ecollab. -- Learning Future Technologies through Environmental Study
"JFS's 'Get Inspired by Nature' Project" (No. 3) As part of JFS's "Get Ins...
Dec 06, 2011
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[November 2011] How Japanese Lifestyles and Awareness Changed after the March 11 Great East Japan Earthquake
Eight months have passed since the Great East Japan Earthquake and subsequent ...
Nov 22, 2011
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[October 2011] Reconnecting Forests and People by Saving Acorns
Kagawa Prefecture in Shikoku, southwestern Japan, has been working for 19...
Nov 15, 2011
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[October 2011] Technologies to Save the Earth -- Learning from Nature (Part 2)
"JFS's 'Get Inspired by Nature' Project" (No. 2) Interview with Prof. Emile H....
Nov 08, 2011
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[October 2011] Japan Begins Feed-in Tariff Scheme to Accelerate Renewable Energy Promotion
Japan needs to immediately and drastically increase its use of renewable ener...
Oct 25, 2011
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[September 2011] Happiness Indexes - a Discussion
Concepts and initiatives on how to measure happiness -- the ultimate goal of ...
Oct 18, 2011
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[September 2011] Life without Electricity - Pursuing a Pleasant, Electricity-Free Lifestyle
It is not all that long ago when we began using so many electrical applianc...
Oct 11, 2011
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[September 2011] Technologies to Save the Earth -- Learning from Nature (Part 1)
"JFS's 'Get Inspired by Nature' Project" (No. 1) Interview with Prof. Emile H....
Sep 27, 2011
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[August 2011] JFS's 'Get Inspired by Nature' Project Poised for Launch
Life on Earth first emerged 3.8 billion years ago. Since then, living thi...
Sep 20, 2011
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[August 2011] Open Platform for Energy Policy Discussion Launched
In the wake of the Great East Japan Earthquake and the nuclear accident a...
Sep 13, 2011
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[August 2011] 2011 Summer Energy-Saving Efforts in Japan: "We Can Make It!"--Achievements and Success Factors
Japan is now experiencing its usual hot humid summer. [(Tokyo's summer temper...
Aug 23, 2011
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[July 2011] Japan Adapts (and Remembers) Amid Power Shortages after 2011 Great Earthquake, Nuclear Accidents
On July 1, 2011, the government imposed mandatory curbs on electricity us...
Aug 16, 2011
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[July 2011] Japan's Eco-City Contest -- Review of its Ten-Year History
Minamata City Wins First "Eco-City Capital" Prize on Contest's 10th Annivers...
Aug 08, 2011
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[July 2011] How Did the Great East Japan Earthquake Affect Ecosystems and Biodiversity?
The Great East Japan Earthquake that occurred on March 11, 2011 caused tremen...
Jul 26, 2011
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[June 2011] Japanese Companies Devising Ways to Deal with Electricity Shortages Caused by the Great Earthquake and Nuclear Accident
In the aftermath of the Great Eastern Japan Earthquake on March 11, 2011 and...
Jul 19, 2011
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[June 2011] De-Ownership, De-Materialization, De-Monetization -- Junko Edahiro's Message to Today's '3-De' Generation (TEDxTokyo, May 2011)
On May 21, 2011, JFS chief executive Junko Edahiro delivered a short spe...
Jul 12, 2011
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[June 2011] An Interactive Webcast with Japan's Prime Minister on Renewable Energy Policy: A First for Japan
On the afternoon of Sunday, June 12, 2011, Prime Minister Naoto Kan met in...
Jun 28, 2011
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[May 2011] Love for Treasured Local Landscapes Creates New Bonds: A Look at Tokyo's Setagaya Ward
"Initiatives and Achievements of Local Governments in Japan" (No. 35) Have y...
Jun 14, 2011
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[May 2011] Creating a Used Clothing Recycling System in Japan
Along with economic growth, most people have come to equate the "good life" ...
Jun 03, 2011
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[May 2011] Coexisting with Nature: Reflections after the Devastating 2011 Earthquake in Japan
On March 11, 2011, the Great East Japan Earthquake hit, causing devastatio...
May 24, 2011
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[April 2011] Japan's Power Shortages and Countermeasures After the Tohoku Earthquake, Tsunami and Fukushima Nuclear Crisis
On March 11, 2011, a magnitude 9.0 earthquake and massive tsunami waves up to...
May 17, 2011
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[April 2011] 2010 Talk Show: Seeking a Better Future, Rather Than Despair -- Part 3
On December 31, 2010, an interesting talk show took place in Tokyo. This issu...
May 13, 2011
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[April 2011] New Survey Asks How Nuclear Accident Changed Public Awareness of Japan's Energy Future
The Federation of Electric Power Companies of Japan, an industry group of ele...
Apr 26, 2011
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[March 2011] Plant Native Trees, Recreate Forests to Protect the Future: Respected Ecosystem Scientist Akira Miyawaki
Dr. Akira Miyawaki is a vegetation ecologist, professor emeritus of Yokoha...
Apr 12, 2011
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[March 2011] Tokyo Metropolitan Government's Efforts to Control Diesel Vehicle Emissions
"Initiatives and Achievements of Local Governments in Japan" (No. 34) http://...
Mar 22, 2011
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[February 2011] 2010 Talk Show: Seeking a Better Future, Rather Than Despair -- Part 2
On December 31, 2010, an interesting talk show took place in Tokyo. Following...
Mar 15, 2011
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[February 2011] Social Entrepreneurship Starting with One Japanese Daikon Radish - Kazuyoshi Fujita, President of "Daichi wo Mamoru Kai"
People all around Japan are paying increasing attention to lifestyles that...
Mar 08, 2011
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[February 2011] "Institute for Studies in Happiness, Economy, and Society (ISHES)" Launched in Japan, "Dilemma of Economic Growth" Survey Results Released
China's gross domestic product (GDP) is on track to become the second largest...
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