A new project in Ashikita, Kumamoto Prefecture, is leveraging the fame of a popular manga to tackle marine pollution, bringing together local students and the community to protect their coastal environment. The project collaborates with “Diary...
Back to Blue, a marine environment initiative collaboration between Economist Impact and The Nippon Foundation, released the first edition of the Plastic Management Index (PMI) report last Tuesday. The index assesses 25 countries’ ability to...
Suppose you live in a rural area of Japan and about to become a college student. The chances are that you will move to a larger city like Tokyo, Osaka or Aichi prefecture after graduating high school. The reason is clear. Because among the 782...
Japan is known for its excessive plastic usage. A report by the United Nations Environment Program in 2018 listed Japan as the second highest consumer of single-use plastic in the entire world. Even a short stay in the country makes it abundantly...
The impact of the coronavirus pandemic poses a great threat to every nation. On April 27, Nippon Foundation, a non-profit Japanese grant-making organization, set up the Love Pocket Fund in collaboration with music group Atarashii Chizu (“New Map” in...