As part of the Nippon Foundation’s “Sea and Japan Project,” elementary school students participated in the “Programming Sea SDGs!” program at the Kagoshima Museum of the Environment. The students learned programming...
Last year, SHIBUYA109 lab’s survey revealed that 40% of youths were not familiar with the term SDGs. One of the conclusions was that while there was awareness of social and environmental issues, these concerns are still distant issues for many...
Sustainably protecting the Earth’s environment is not something you can do overnight. Decades of hard effort across multiple generations is needed to truly make it happen. It’s important that the children of today understand what needs to be done to...
In less than a decade to go, the 2030 goals of the SDGs are upon us, and Japan still has some catching up to do. The launch of the “SO GOOD!! Shibuya Club” is a promotion project to encourage more young people, especially the so-called...
The United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals were established in 2015. The SDGs are an ambitious set of objectives for improving life on our planet. Among many other things, this includes dealing with poverty, promoting clean energy and...
Compared to a few years ago, there is more awareness of environmental and social issues in Japan. Alongside the pandemic also came the opportunity for Japanese society to reassess relationships with nature and the need for sustainability. More and...
The Link Up Waste Project is an upcycling project developed by painting & wall covering contractor, Kawakami Tosokogyo. Launched in May this year, the project tackles issues such as textile waste and unemployment. It also allows the company to...
English Hub and Zenbird are collaborating to create English resources while offering an opportunity to learn about SDGs. This would provide extra learning materials for Japanese students who are learning English while learning various topics, such...
Sustainability in Japan may be somewhat of a mystery for those residing outside of the island country. Fortunately, we are here to give you 15 interesting facts about ventures, organizations, and information about the country’s efforts to move...
The Japanese archipelago has a number of remote islands, many of which face very harsh conditions due to depopulation and the decline of the tourism industry. One such island, Hachijo-jima, part of the Tokyo-administered Izu Islands, was once known...