Trust Inc has opened its doors to Fukuoka with its “Community Space Wis Square” Fukuoka, a space rental. While its Tokyo counterpart is well known for its rental space for work or events, its opening at Fukuoka hinted a slightly...
The impression I got from last year’s attendance of the Kyushu Rainbow Pride is a tad different from pride parades outside Japan. Instead of glamour and pride, an air of friendliness and festive was in its place. It was a large social...
Just an hour away from Sasebo city in Nagasaki prefecture, is the countryside of Koubaru. It lies in a beautiful valley of rice fields and carefree wildlife. Ishiki River also runs through it, a small river of the cleanest water and large number of...
Diversity and inclusion should provide accessibility for all, be they LGBT, elderly or disabled. While the concept of diversity is slowly building in Japan, there is a place in Kyushu that already has social inclusion nailed down. The 21-year-old...
“Our motto is ‘Creating a society where everyone can work freely as themselves.’ It thus hints that there is a problem where some are not free to do so.” That was the introduction given by Hisashi Fukuzawa from Minority Solution Corporation...
A few months ago, we featured Tabi no Tochu (meaning “On The Way” in English), an introduction of the guesthouse on its innovative usage of a sharing economy to provide a missing welfare need. Unfortunately, we didn’t go deeper to explore the inner...
We last talked about Circular Edonomy®, a circular economy that existed during the Edo period of Japan. It was a model that took the various facets in Japanese society and minimized waste to peak efficiency. Since the system is simple and intuitive...
Japan has an advantage of historically witnessing a stark change from being a traditionally closed country to a modern, international one. That advantage exists because the differences are easier to identify, especially through the lens of...
Deciding to buy a house is no small decision to be made. It takes significant monetary commitment, and often years of debt to clear. For many, that is one of their ultimate goals in life. But there is an emerging trend that branches away from the...
At the point of writing, the Japan Meteorological Agency has announced the highest-level heavy rain emergency of level 5, to Toyko and Shizuoka, Kanagawa, Saitama, Gunma, Yamanashi and Nagano Prefectures. This level implies the danger to lives, and...