Virtual reality, or VR, is utilized in various areas across the world. This fast-growing technology has the potential to affect many aspects of social activities such as corporate training, education and welfare activities. And because it has the...
The city council of Kamakura passed the Climate Emergency Declaration (CED) on October 4. This declaration requires the city to act for resolving issues related to climate change, and to warn citizens on the urgent climate crisis the world is facing...
Labor shortage is growing critical in Japanese agriculture. According to a report by Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, the aging issue of farmers and decline of new work force are becoming more serious each year. And labor shortage is...
Have you heard of the International Day of the Girl Child? Since 2012, October 11 is marked as this International Day. The UN declared the International Day of the Girl Child to recognize girls’ rights, understand the difficulties and challenges...
AIR Inc., a company based in Tokyo, is engaged in business such as drone industry, crowd funding and event planning. It carried out a survey related to SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals) with the members of the “joshikai community” (women-only...
Japan Airlines Co., Ltd. set off the “JAL LGBT Ally Charter” from Tokyo International Airport (better known as Haneda Airport) to Naha Airport in Okinawa on August 31. An annual Pink Dot event was held in Okinawa on the following day...
Lawson Inc., a major convenience store chain in Japan, announced the company will donate part of its surplus food to Zenkoku Food Bank Suishin Kyougikai (All Japan Food Bank Promotion Council) starting August 5. Surplus food donation by a large...