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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, ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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Onomichi Mayor Yūkō Hiratani shared some of the city's recent efforts to attract more tourists during a recent interview with The Japan Times at his office in the new city ...

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"Data forms only part of the truth. It does not explain everything," said Naoyuki Sawa at the 11th Satoyama Cafe held on Dec. 16 in Tokyo. Co-hosted by the Japan Times ...

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Located on the Shimokita Peninsula in Aomori, the northernmost prefecture of Japan's main island, Honshu, the city of Mutsu — with a population of about 57,000 — has been making ...