Category: Global Village  

Breaking the Stonewall
Global Village
Breaking the Stonewall

A rebuilt organization is uniting Japan’s LGBT community

Apr 16, 2012 | No Comments | 1,277 views
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Grow Your Own
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Grow Your Own

Reap rewards from your windowsill this season

Apr 10, 2012 | No Comments | 1,032 views
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Taste Tester
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Taste Tester

Find out your food's radiation levels

Mar 1, 2012 | One Comment | 1,741 views
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My Ethical Valentine
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My Ethical Valentine

Gift ideas good for more than your relationship

Feb 4, 2012 | No Comments | 1,008 views
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Home Away From Home
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Home Away From Home

How your Big Mac helps sick kids’ families

Jan 8, 2012 | 2 Comments | 876 views
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Model Behavior
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Model Behavior

Dean Newcombe combines good looks and good deeds

Dec 23, 2011 | No Comments | 1,560 views
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Asia-Japan Women’s Resource Center
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Asia-Japan Women’s Resource Center

Fighting for gender equality on all fronts

Dec 9, 2011 | No Comments | 1,091 views
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Mashiko Pottery Fund
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Mashiko Pottery Fund

Keeping the home fires burning

Nov 17, 2011 | One Comment | 1,539 views
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Amnesty International Japan
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Amnesty International Japan

AI celebrates 50 years of fighting for human rights and dignity

Oct 10, 2011 | No Comments | 776 views
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Japan Heart
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Japan Heart

Taking care of the hard to reach

Sep 12, 2011 | No Comments | 1,099 views
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Summer of Setsuden
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Summer of Setsuden

Tips for saving energy during the dog days of summer

Aug 18, 2011 | One Comment | 1,497 views
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Tohoku Kids Support Project
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Tohoku Kids Support Project

Helping the region's stricken kids find some kind of normalcy

Jul 28, 2011 | No Comments | 1,039 views
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PangeaSeed “Sink or Swim”
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PangeaSeed “Sink or Swim”

The local NGO works to save the king of the ocean

Jun 15, 2011 | No Comments | 1,074 views
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Japan Wine Challenge
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Japan Wine Challenge

Celebrating wine to produce much-needed water

May 26, 2011 | No Comments | 1,218 views
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Citizens’ Nuclear Information Center
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Citizens’ Nuclear Information Center

Working towards a nuclear-free world

May 12, 2011 | No Comments | 1,445 views
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Mission Tohoku
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Mission Tohoku

With roads and volunteer centers open, it’s getting easier to help

May 6, 2011 | No Comments | 2,233 views
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Rhythm and Hope party
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Rhythm and Hope party

Refugees International Japan shifts its focus to the Tohoku region

Apr 28, 2011 | No Comments | 1,036 views
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Japan Earthquake Animal Rescue and Support
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Japan Earthquake Animal Rescue and Support

Helping needy refugees, no matter the species

Apr 13, 2011 | No Comments | 2,193 views
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Nature Film Network
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Nature Film Network

A local NPO offers a visual diary of our changing planet

Mar 17, 2011 | No Comments | 899 views
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Global Village
Transplants on the Rise

Japan is slowly learning to embrace organ donation

Feb 17, 2011 | No Comments | 1 views
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Tanzania-Japan Volunteers Link
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Tanzania-Japan Volunteers Link

What Asia can teach Africa, and vice versa

Jan 20, 2011 | No Comments | 1,914 views
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Living Dreams
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Living Dreams

What a difference a mentor makes

Dec 16, 2010 | One Comment | 2,061 views
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Association of Relief Volunteers
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Association of Relief Volunteers

Touching the lives of India’s untouchables

Nov 11, 2010 | No Comments | 1,483 views
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Back to School!
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Back to School!

This is not your grandma’s retirement

Oct 14, 2010 | No Comments | 1,152 views
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Trivani International
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Trivani International

Make a difference every time you brush your teeth

Sep 16, 2010 | No Comments | 1,280 views
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The Hafu Project
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The Hafu Project

Exploring the question of what it means to be Japanese

Aug 12, 2010 | No Comments | 5,063 views
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Shuujiya-san Project
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Shuujiya-san Project

Understanding culture through calligraphy

Jul 29, 2010 | No Comments | 1,623 views
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Muumuu Heaven
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Muumuu Heaven

A Hawaii-based boutique offers style with a conscience

Jul 8, 2010 | No Comments | 1,572 views
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Servas
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Servas

An international organization helps build world peace through travel

Jun 24, 2010 | No Comments | 1,471 views
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Uniqlo Recycle
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Uniqlo Recycle

Putting old clothes to good use

Jun 10, 2010 | No Comments | 2,154 views
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Doggy Bag Committee
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Doggy Bag Committee

A local group uses pretty boxes to combat food waste

May 27, 2010 | One Comment | 2,046 views
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GreenITers
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GreenITers

Eco-minded techies build a forum for change

May 20, 2010 | No Comments | 2,963 views
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Animal Refuge Kansai
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Animal Refuge Kansai

The NPO marks 20 years of finding homes for abandoned animals

Apr 29, 2010 | No Comments | 2,168 views
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Piece to Peace
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Piece to Peace

An innovative clothing brand leverages fashion and fame for social change

Apr 15, 2010 | No Comments | 2,040 views
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Moving Futenma
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Moving Futenma

Relocating a military base tests the US-Japan Alliance

Apr 1, 2010 | No Comments | 1,329 views
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Refugees International Japan
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Refugees International Japan

A local NPO celebrates 30 years of providing hope

Mar 18, 2010 | No Comments | 1,601 views
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Embassy Community Action Program
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Embassy Community Action Program

Diplomacy at the person-to-person level

Mar 4, 2010 | No Comments | 1,885 views
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No Sweat
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No Sweat

You don’t have to sell your soul to buy cool clothes

Feb 18, 2010 | No Comments | 1,028 views
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JEN
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JEN

A Tokyo-based NGO provides disaster relief—and builds communities—around the world

Feb 4, 2010 | No Comments | 2,864 views
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Foster Children in Japan
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Foster Children in Japan

Local and international groups meet in Tokyo to confront a national crisis

Jan 21, 2010 | No Comments | 2,267 views
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Second Harvest Japan
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Second Harvest Japan

A local NPO seeks to teach Japan the virtues of "waste not, want not"

Jan 7, 2010 | No Comments | 2,194 views
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Rose Colored Glasses International
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Rose Colored Glasses International

A Tokyo-based businessman lends a hand to poor children in the Philippines

Dec 17, 2009 | No Comments | 2,092 views
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Pasona O2
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Pasona O2

A growing interest in urban agriculture produces greenery in the heart of Tokyo

Dec 3, 2009 | No Comments | 3,791 views
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The Power of Two
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The Power of Two

Twin organ recipients are breathing life into Japanese transplant advocacy

Nov 19, 2009 | One Comment | 2,431 views
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Table for Two
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Table for Two

An ambitious Japanese NPO tackles nutrition problems in the first and third worlds

Nov 5, 2009 | No Comments | 3,030 views
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Shiraho Sangomura
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Shiraho Sangomura

A WWF-led project seeks to preserve coral reefs off Ishigaki Island

Oct 22, 2009 | No Comments | 1,996 views
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Recruiters Cup
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Recruiters Cup

The annual soccer tournament welcomes a team of local homeless players

Oct 8, 2009 | No Comments | 2,087 views
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Forest Conservation in Tsukuba
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Forest Conservation in Tsukuba

Is a new housing tract “green development” or short-sighted destruction?

Sep 24, 2009 | 3 Comments | 9,111 views
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Guide to International Schools in Japan
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Guide to International Schools in Japan

A new book helps parents on their quest to find the perfect school

Sep 10, 2009 | No Comments | 3,412 views
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World Woof Tour
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World Woof Tour

A globe-trotting pooch is trying to help every dog have its day

Aug 28, 2009 | One Comment | 2,283 views
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