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The Japan Times Satoyama Consortium organized a two-day study tour in Okayama Prefecture on June 8 and 9, centered on inspecting successful models of sustainable societies. The first day (featured ...

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Despite being the least populated prefecture in Japan, Tottori boasts a wide variety of unique attractions centered on its rich nature, including crystal waters, old-growth forest, as well as the ...

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The Japan Times Satoyama Consortium organized a two-day study tour in Okayama Prefecture in June to learn about creative efforts made by two cities, Maniwa and Bizen, to establish a ...

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Hagi Oshima Sendanmaru is a fishing fleet consisting of about 60 fishermen on Oshima Island in Hagi, Yamaguchi Prefecture. Since 2011, Chika Tsubouchi, 32, has been leading a project to ...

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Ishino Suisan is a fishing, processing and sales company at the southwestern tip of Kashima Island in Kure, Hiroshima Prefecture. The island is in Hiroshima Bay, facing the Seto Inland ...

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The city of Mutsu is located at the tip of the Shimokita Peninsula in Aomori Prefecture, the northernmost part of Japan's main island, Honshu. Earlier this year, Mutsu — with a ...

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In a bid to create a sustainable, content and circulating society, a homemade jam producer on a small island in Yamaguchi Prefecture strives to thoroughly make the most of available ...

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In a local community, enhancing cooperation among relevant players is vital to creating what could be a model for a sustainable society, panelists stressed at a Tokyo forum held earlier ...

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Hiroyuki Abe and Katsuyoshi Abe are growing Sasanishiki, a brand of rice that had once all but disappeared. Their rice fields are in Iriya, the only district in Minamisanriku, Miyagi ...