Resilience

The global environment is deteriorating. The global financial system is still far from stable. In this world of ever-increasing instability and uncertainty, "resilience" -- the capacity to flexibly recover in any circumstances -- is becoming extremely important. This section is about efforts and initiatives to increase resilience in lifestyle, community, organizations, and society.
 
Jul 24, 2018
 
Tohoku Fukko Nikki (Tohoku Reconstruction Diary), a weekly feature in the Toky...
 
Jun 29, 2018
 
Junko Edahiro, chief executive of Japan for Sustainability, delivered a presen...
 
May 10, 2018
 
Fujitsu Research Institute, a Japanese research and consulting company, announc...
 
 
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...
 
'Future Chart' City Visualizer Now Available for Municipalities in Japan
Feb 19, 2018
 
Professor Hidefumi Kurasaka and his team at Chiba University Graduate School ma...
 
 
Japanese Ministry Announces Follow-up Results of Climate Adaptation Measures
Feb 11, 2018
 
The Japanese Ministry of the Environment announced on October 11, 2017, that i...
 
Another Role for Igune (premises forest)
Jan 1, 2018
 
Tohoku Fukko Nikki (Tohoku Reconstruction Diary), a weekly feature in the Toky...
 
 
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...
 
Kyoto University Utilizes AI to Propose Policies for Japan's Sustainable Future to 2052
Dec 10, 2017
 
Professor Yoshinori Hiroi and colleagues of Kyoto University's Kokoro Research...
 
 
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 ...
 
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...
 
TEPCO and Shibuya City Test IoT Home Monitoring Service for Seniors
Nov 9, 2017
 
Smart Japan Tokyo's Shibuya City and Tokyo Electric Power Company announced pla...
 
 
Residents Protect Local Livelihoods by Funding Local Shops: Some Examples in Japan
Oct 10, 2017
 
Imagine all the shops disappearing from where we live; what could we do on suc...
 
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...
 
'Share Village' Project in Japan Aims for a Million 'Villagers' to Preserve Traditional 'Kominka' Folk Houses and Culture
Jun 18, 2017
 
The "Share Village" project has been ongoing in Japan since 2015, with the aim ...
 
 
Earthquake Disaster an Opportunity for Global Empathy
Jun 7, 2017
 
Tohoku Fukko Nikki (Tohoku Reconstruction Diary), a weekly column in the Tokyo...
 
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...
 
 
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...
 
Environmental Consciousness Needed in Japan's Reconstruction
Jan 29, 2017
 
The JKSK Yui-Yui project, an initiative to support people in Japan affected by...
 
 
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...
 
Mental Health Care for Survivors Still Needed in 2011 Disaster-Hit Areas
Oct 6, 2016
 
Tohoku Fukko Nikki (Tohoku Reconstruction Diary), a weekly feature in the Toky...
 
 
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...
 
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...
 
 
Tree Planting Initiative in Disaster-Affected Town
Jun 27, 2016
 
On March 6, 2016, nearly five years after the Great East Japan Earthquake, the...
 
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...
 
 
'Community Car Sharing' Supports the Bond of Mutual Aid
Apr 28, 2016
 
Even before the disaster, Japan's Tohoku (northeastern) region had many areas w...
 
Escape Road Construction Petition Submitted to Diet
Mar 10, 2016
 
Tohoku Fukko Nikki (Tohoku Reconstruction Diary) is a weekly article that appe...
 
 
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...
 
Association Launches First Japan Resilience Award
Sep 6, 2015
 
The Association for Resilience Japan held its first Japan Resilience Award cer...
 
 
LIXIL and Tohoku University Unveil Toilet Lighting System That Works Even in Blackouts
Aug 17, 2015
 
Since July 2014, LIXIL, a Japanese living and housing solutions company, and To...
 
Tokyo Gas Teaches Children Power and Benefits of Fire
Jul 3, 2015
 
The number of children who have never handled fire has increased in recent year...
 
 
Shibuya City First in Japan to Recognize Same-Sex Partnerships
Jun 20, 2015
 
Tokyo's Shibuya City enacted an ordinance on April 1, 2015, which is being call...
 
Dreams for 1,000 Years Declared by JCC2015 at Civil Society Global Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction
May 18, 2015
 
The Japan Civil Society Organizations Coalition 2015 WCDRR (JCC2015) delivered ...
 
 
Kobe City Releases Documentary Photos of Great Hanshin Earthquake
Mar 29, 2015
 
Kobe City, the capital of Hyogo Prefecture in western Japan, released on Decemb...
 
Global Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction for Civil Society: Recognizing the Role of Citizens
Feb 27, 2015
 
The United Nations World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (WCDRR) will b...
 
 
Disaster Prevention from Women's Perspectives
Nov 13, 2014
 
The JKSK Yui-Yui project, an initiative to support the victims of the 2011 Gre...
 
An Experiment From Green Valley in Kamiyama Town, Tokushima, Japan: How to Make Depopulated Areas Attractive
Sep 30, 2014
 
"In 49.8 percent of municipalities in Japan, the number of women aged 20 to 39...
 
 
Update on Japan's Efforts to Build National Resilience to Disasters
Sep 9, 2014
 
Japan's National Resilience Promotion Headquarters, with the Prime Minister ...
 
Water Infrastructure in Japan: Toward an Age of Maintenance and Demolition
Aug 10, 2014
 
The civil infrastructure in Japan was constructed some time ago, and is showin...
 
 
Report of Survey on Awareness of Risks and Resilience Released by Development Bank of Japan
Aug 3, 2014
 
The Development Bank of Japan Inc. (DBJ) announced on March 25, 2014, that it h...
 
Japan's Environment Ministry Assesses Economic Value of Wetland Ecosystem Services
Jul 29, 2014
 
Japan's Ministry of the Environment (MOE) released on May 23, 2014, an assessme...
 
 
Japanese Government and World Bank Launch Project to Share Lessons from Great East Japan Earthquake
Jul 24, 2014
 
The Japanese government and the World Bank launched a joint project called "Lea...
 
More than 200 Sets of the World's Smallest Power Station Installed in Japan
May 18, 2014
 
Ecology Online, a Japanese non-profit organization that strives to promote rene...
 
 
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 ...
 
First Generation of Fukushima Reconstruction Leaders Trained
Apr 26, 2014
 
The final presentation of the students of the Fukushima Reconstruction Juku (Ja...
 
 
Japan's First Refugee-Themed Radio Program Celebrates 10th Anniversary
Apr 11, 2014
 
'Nanmin Now!' ('Refugees Now!'), Japan's first community radio program dedicate...
 
Japan's Solar LED Association Unveils Three Models of Small Solar-Powered Water Purification System
Mar 28, 2014
 
The Solar LED Association in Japan announced in February 2014 that it has start...
 
 
Personnel Placement Support Project Launched to Assist Tohoku Reconstruction
Feb 17, 2014
 
The Japanese Reconstruction Agency on October 4, 2013, launched "Work for Tohok...
 
Japanese Research Institute Reveals More Than Half of People Surveyed Unprepared for Global Warming
Jan 11, 2014
 
An Internet survey about the effects of global warming, conducted from August 6 ...
 
 
 

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