Biodiversity / Food / Water

Biodiversity is the foundation of our lives, society and economy. This section presents the status in Japan of biodiversity, conservation efforts, initiatives to promote the more sustainable use of water resources, and food issues.
 
Jul 28, 2018
 
The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) and the Ministry of ...
 
Jul 26, 2018
 
The "Kodomo-Takushoku" project launched in 2017 as a food home delivery service...
 
Jul 13, 2018
 
The Renewable Energy Institute, a public interested corporate foundation in Jap...
 
 
Japan Weather Association and NEC Collaborate to Reduce Food Waste Using Big Data
Jul 11, 2018
 
A new initiative in Japan is tackling the global issue of food loss and waste ...
 
Organic Farming in Abandoned Farmland in Fukushima
Jun 25, 2018
 
Tohoku Fukko Nikki (Tohoku Reconstruction Diary), a weekly feature in the Toky...
 
 
Tokyo, NTT Docomo Conduct Trial of Food Loss Reduction Program
May 27, 2018
 
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government and NTT Docomo announced on January 15, 2018,...
 
Japanese Ministry Revises Guidelines for Private Sector Engagement in Biodiversity
May 20, 2018
 
Skitterphoto. Japan's Ministry of Environment (MOE) announced on December 8, 201...
 
 
'What Are the Roles of Zoos Today?' - Interview with Director of the Popular Asahiyama Zoo
Apr 27, 2018
 
The Asahiyama Zoo, located in Asahikawa City, Hokkaido, Japan, opened in 1967 ...
 
Nishiawakura's Initiative for 100% Energy Self-Sufficiency, and a Municipal ICO Scheme
Mar 30, 2018
 
The February 2018 issue of the JFS Newsletter reported on a Japanese village's...
 
 
SAVE JAPAN Project Recognized with Award for Sustainability Initiatives
Mar 28, 2018
 
The SAVE JAPAN Project of the Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Insurance Inc. was recogniz...
 
Japan Meteorological Agency Providing Monitored Information on Ocean Acidification Worldwide
Mar 22, 2018
 
The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) announced on November 27, 2017, that it h...
 
 
Aleph Wins Hokkaido Biodiversity Conservation Award
Feb 24, 2018
 
Hokkaido, Japan's northernmost prefecture, announced the winners of its first b...
 
RIKEN Study Successfully Enhances Tolerance of Plants to Salt Stress
Feb 8, 2018
 
The Institute of Physical and Chemical Research (RIKEN) in Japan announced on N...
 
 
Another Role for Igune (premises forest)
Jan 1, 2018
 
Tohoku Fukko Nikki (Tohoku Reconstruction Diary), a weekly feature in the Toky...
 
15-Year Integrated Forest Environment Education in Shimokawa, Hokkaido to Support Sustainable Forest Management
Dec 28, 2017
 
The last issue introduced the town of Shimokawa, Hokkaido, whose industrial pr...
 
 
Fifth Contest to Award Excellent Environmental and Social Practices by Junior High, High School Students
Dec 21, 2017
 
A contest in Japan to award junior high and high school student groups for out...
 
Coco Farm & Winery: An Amazing Model of Special Needs Students and Community
Dec 13, 2017
 
Vineyards cover a steep slope in Ashikaga, Tochigi Prefecture. The land was or...
 
 
Global Stagnation Projected on Crop Yield Increase under Climate Change Development, Diffusion of Adaptation Technology Now More Important
Dec 8, 2017
 
Japanese Institutions, including the Institute for Agro-Environmental Sciences ...
 
TMG Sewerage Bureau Aims to Make Tokyo a 'Smart Energy City'
Nov 20, 2017
 
Sewage systems play an important role in making our lives safe and comfortable...
 
 
Ministry Formulates Basic Strategies to Promote Japanese Environmental Infrastructure Overseas
Oct 18, 2017
 
Japan's Ministry of the Environment announced on July 25, 2017, that it had dra...
 
Micro Hydro as Farmland Protection against Wild Animals
Sep 27, 2017
 
Simple and easy-to-install micro hydro generators are being introduced on a bro...
 
 
Locally Produced Food in School Lunches----A Challenge by Nyuzen, Japan
Aug 31, 2017
 
Japan has various school lunch programs in effect nationwide that involve advan...
 
Seikatsu Club: Japanese Cooperative Managed by Members' Will to Confront Social Problems
Aug 11, 2017
 
Viewing the history of citizen-oriented businesses in Japan, we find they have...
 
 
Kyoto Univ. Suggests New Theory to Support Biodiversity
Aug 4, 2017
 
Dr. Kazuya Kobayashi, a junior associate professor at Field Science Education a...
 
Japanese Institute Develops Environmental Impact Evaluation System for East Asia
May 13, 2017
 
The National Institute for Environmental Studies, Japan (NIES) announced on De...
 
 
NEDO to Launch Demonstration Project for Energy-Saving Seawater Desalination Technology in South Africa
May 7, 2017
 
The New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) in Jap...
 
Kobe City to Start Test Production of Biofuels from Coffee Grounds
Apr 8, 2017
 
Kobe City, Starbucks Coffee Japan and Kindai University announced, on December ...
 
 
Increase Revenues without Increasing Catches -- How the Sustainable Sakura Shrimp Fishery in Suruga Bay Does It
Mar 31, 2017
 
We often hear on the news that fish catches are decreasing all over the world....
 
Poor Placement of Protected Areas May Result in Vicious Cycle Leading to Extinction
Mar 27, 2017
 
Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology announced on November 7, 2016, t...
 
 
Oyako-Shokudo Also Satisfies People's Heart
Mar 7, 2017
 
Tohoku Fukko Nikki (Tohoku Reconstruction Diary), a weekly feature in the Toky...
 
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...
 
 
Environmental Consciousness Needed in Japan's Reconstruction
Jan 29, 2017
 
The JKSK Yui-Yui project, an initiative to support people in Japan affected by...
 
Patagonia Provisions Aims to Repair the Food Chain
Jan 23, 2017
 
Patagonia Japan Branch of a global manufacturer of outdoor clothing and goods b...
 
 
Citizen Science: How Anyone Can Be Involved in Solving Environmental and Social Issues
Jan 19, 2017
 
There are various environmental and social issues, the solutions to which 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 ...
 
 
LIXIL Portable Toilet to Exceed One Million Units in Developing Countries
Oct 27, 2016
 
LIXIL Corp., a Japanese living and housing solutions company, announced on May ...
 
Research Institutes Collaborate to Create Global Map of CO2 Emissions from Soil
Oct 23, 2016
 
The Japanese Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute announced on March...
 
 
Sharing Values of Food Self-Sufficiency to Answer Unfavorable Rumors
Sep 14, 2016
 
The JKSK Yui-Yui project, an initiative to support people in Japan affected by...
 
Marginal Community, Urban Citizens, College Students Collaborate for Kodomo-Shokudo Project
Jul 29, 2016
 
It has been just over a year since I started the Edahiro Laboratory, working w...
 
 
Agricultural Products as Another Pillar
Jul 23, 2016
 
Tohoku Fukko Nikki (Tohoku Reconstruction Diary) is a weekly article that appea...
 
Initiative by Kuradashi.jp Cuts Food Waste in Japan and Saves Money
Jul 7, 2016
 
An estimated 6.42 million tons of food loss and waste is generated annually in...
 
 
Japanese NPO launches
Jul 4, 2016
 
The organizing committee of Inochi no Mori (Forest of Life), an environmental i...
 
Tree Planting Initiative in Disaster-Affected Town
Jun 27, 2016
 
On March 6, 2016, nearly five years after the Great East Japan Earthquake, the...
 
 
Mitsui Chemicals Tohcello Wins Minister's Award at 3rd Mottainai Awards for Food-Packaging Film
Jun 5, 2016
 
The Japan Organics Recycling Association announced on February 18, 2016, the re...
 
Sustainable Fishery Catches Only 30% of Fish Entering Net -- Etchu-type Set Net Fishing in Himi
May 31, 2016
 
Japanese and Fisheries The depletion of fishery resources and collapse of fish...
 
 
Once Desolate, Now Attracting Attention as a Successful Farming Village: Kawakami, Nagano Prefecture
May 20, 2016
 
Kawakami in the Minamisaku district of Nagano Prefecture in central Japan is a...
 
Learning from the Past: Traditional Flood Control Systems in Japan's Kofu Basin
May 11, 2016
 
Incidents of heavy rains and floods are increasing around the world as the imp...
 
 
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...
 
Tree Planting Initiatives to Develop Disaster Prevention Green Spaces
Feb 3, 2016
 
The JKSK Yui-Yui project, an initiative to support people in Japan affected by...
 
 
Delivery of Magazines Together with Food Ingredients Increasing in Japan
Dec 21, 2015
 
The Tohoku Taberu Tsushin (Eating Tohoku Magazine) initiative, which we introdu...
 
Greenery to Citizens! -- Urban Agriculture in Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture
Oct 30, 2015
 
The city of Yokohama in Kanagawa Prefecture is an ordinance-designated city wi...
 
 
'Present Tree' Initiative: Creating Forests by Planting Commemorative Trees Linking Urban and Rural Districts
Oct 13, 2015
 
In the last newsletter, we introduced the Hirono Wai-Wai Project as an initiat...
 
Suntory Develops New, Location-Sensitive Indicator for Water Use Impacts
Sep 26, 2015
 
Suntory Holdings Ltd., a major Japanese beverage company, announced on July 29,...
 
 
 
 

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