Satoyama Consortium Archive

Osorezan Bodaiji Temple in Osorezan, Mutsu, Aomori Prefecture

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Engagement of nonresidents can be effective in revitalizing rural communities and their industries. At the same time, there are certain things that are only possible through utilizing existing regional resources ...

“Shinkasuru Satoyama Shihonshugi” (“Evolving Satoyama Capitalism”), edited by the Japan Times Satoyama Consortium and overseen by Kosuke Motani was published in May.

Satoyama Consortium Jun 28, 2020

Old values, practices need re-evaluating

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Satoyama capitalism is a new concept of capitalism that centers around effective use of natural resources in creating new values to foster a sustainable future for local communities. In the wake ...

Shinji Sato shows his charcoal production studio in the city of Shima on Feb. 24.

Satoyama Consortium May 24, 2020

Mie tour highlights environmental efforts

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The city of Shima in Mie Prefecture is blessed with natural richness in both seaside and mountain areas. A group of 25 people went on a study tour to three ...

Kosuke Motani, chief senior economist at the Japan Research Institute Ltd., gives keynote speech at an event co-hosted by the Japan Times Satoyama Consortium and the city of Shima, Mie Prefecture, in the city on Feb. 23.

Satoyama Consortium May 10, 2020

Sustainable lifestyle key to a stable society

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As a society with an aging population and dropping birthrate, Japan is facing the question of what sustainable development is — and how to achieve it. This is what Kosuke Motani, ...

Momo Kondo, Hiroe Higuchi, Chihiro Takeuchi and panel facilitator Tadashi Matsushima

Satoyama Consortium Apr 26, 2020

Local production, local consumption urged

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In a bid to share experiences and ideas about the effective use of existing resources of rural areas for revitalizing Japan’s local economy, the Japan Times Satoyama Consortium and the ...

A facilitator and three panelists discuss marine environments at a panel co-hosted by the Japan Times Satoyama Consortium and the city of Shima, Mie Prefecture, in the city on Feb. 23.

Satoyama Consortium Apr 21, 2020

Panel groups share marine protection efforts

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Fishermen, divers, nonprofits and other organizations are working in communities across Japan to conserve marine and coastal environments that have been threatened by natural disasters, unbalanced marine ecology and other ...

The Tsukuba Green Tourism Association hosts a variety of activities in a traditional thatched roof house at the foot of Mount Tsukuba in Ibaraki Prefecture.

Satoyama Consortium Mar 23, 2020

Ibaraki group offers cultural workshops

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Spinning cotton, crafting traditional decorations and cooking hand-picked edible grass are just a few of the activities organized by the Tsukuba Green Tourism Association, a collection of some 15 local ...

A rendering of the Mirai Konbini (future convenience store), which will be the first convenience store in the neighborhood of Kito, Tokushima Prefecture.

Satoyama Consortium Mar 8, 2020

Design projects strive to revitalize village

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Kito Design Holdings is striving to achieve the ultimate goal of revitalizing what used to be the village of Kito in Tokushima Prefecture in a sustainable and creative way to ...

Tadashi Kobayashi, president of the Seven Hundred Club, shows off its footgolf course in the city of Sakura, Tochigi Prefecture, which is set to host the Footgolf World Cup this autumn.

Satoyama Consortium Mar 4, 2020

Footgolf World Cup kicks off in Tochigi

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The World Cup is coming to Japan this year. No, not the Olympics, and that is not a typo about last year’s rugby tournament. Japan will host the global championships of ...