Carbon Neutrality
The looming challenge of climate change calls for the collective effort of all humanity to resolve.
At the same time, addressing climate change can be the driving force of dynamic growth.
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Green Innovation
EuronewsHow the shipping industry is betting on ammonia as part of a cleaner energy mix
It’s versatile and abundant and you can store and transport it. Ammonia is seen by many as a future source of clean energy for the maritime industry. But for ammonia-fuelled shipping to become a reality, more work needs to be done.
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Localized Approaches
KIZUNAZero-Carbon Cities Herald Carbon Neutrality
Zero-carbon cities, at the forefront of a vision to make Japan carbon neutral by 2050, are generating a wave of innovative changes across the country. Taking advantage of its geographical features, Goto City is looking to reduce carbon-dioxide emissions while revitalizing the community.
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Bilateral and Multilateral Assistance
EuronewsEast Africa’s geothermal green energy revolution
In Kenya's Olkaria, on the edge of Hell’s Gate National Park, are five power plants that produce around 800MW of energy - that’s enough to power more than four million homes a year.
Since ancient times, infectious diseases have remained an issue having a grave impact upon the world's people. While having implemented appropriate measures domestically to counter a variety of infectious diseases, including COVID-19, Japan is now strengthening collaboration across borders and taking a leading role to address this important matter on a global scale.
COVID-19 Response
The COVID-19 pandemic has taken many lives around the world and has had a serious impact on societies and economies. Japan is utilizing an array of knowledge, experience, and technology to carry out suitable countermeasures against this novel disease. At the same time, Japan is mobilizing its resources to make a proactive contribution internationally.
Environment
Realizing a green society, protecting oceans from plastic waste, and creating a circular economy are just a few examples of imminent yet challenging goals for creating a sustainalbe society. Japan is at the forefront of all these global efforts and shares its expertise and lessons learned with its partners around the world.
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Green Society
The EconomistJapan's green future
As Japan aims for a carbon-free future by 2050, government support is spurring the development of innovations that will provide global solutions to tackle climate change.
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Environmental Conservation
National GeographicJapan: Saving species in one of the world’s biodiversity hotspots
Japan: Saving species in one of the world’s biodiversity hotspotsJapan is one of the world’s 36 biodiversity hotspots, places where an exceptional number of unique species are surviving under the threat of extinction. It’s a responsibility that Japan is rising to.
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Realizing a Circular Economy
KIZUNAPlant-Derived Material Will Change the Future of Automobiles
Lightweight and super-strong, cellulose nanofiber is an innovative material based on cellulose—a renewable resource from trees and plants—promising a wide spectrum of potential applications in various fields, including the automobile industry.
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Pioneers for Sustainable Society
QuartzA Japanese startup is weaving tradition with tech for a more sustainable fashion future
With headlines everywhere focusing on disposable plastics and air travel emissions, it’s clear that our individual, everyday purchasing choices—from what we eat to how we get around—impact the world around us. But how about what we wear?
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Tackling Marine Plastic Waste
We are TomodachiUnite and Fight Against Ocean Waste
Early in the morning, surfers arrive one after another to an empty beach as the waves lap the shore. But instead of surfboards, they are carrying large trash bags. With practiced motions, they then collect the garbage scattered across the beach: empty cans, plastic bottles, and fishing nets. The surfers’ bags soon fill up, mainly with plastic trash.
Japan is a country prone to earthquakes and various other disasters, and over the years has accumulated knowledge and technologies for disaster prevention, know-how now incorporated in highly resilient rail and other infrastructure technologies used to support safe and comfortable living for people all around the world.
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Helping Neighbors with Japan’s Technology
YouTubeRealize Sustainable Societies through Quality Infrastructure
Japan is partnering with Vietnam to develop quality infrastructure that will foster sustainable growth. Binh Duong New City in Vietnam is one example.Here, Japan helps solve social issues and realize sustainable societies through its high-quality infrastructure.
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A Wealth of Expertise for Reducing Disaster Risk
euronewsHow the Kobe earthquake could change the way we fight wildfires
Every year, deadly wildfires destroy homes and consume vast swathes of natural habitat. In this episode we see how a new eco-friendly fire-fighting foam, could be a global game-changer.
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Relief Efforts for Natural Disasters Worldwide
We are TomodachiOvercoming Disasters Together Emergency Relief for Mexico from Japan
On September 19, 2017 at 1:14 p.m. (local time), a magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck central Mexico, collapsing many buildings even in the capital, Mexico City.
Health & Welfare
Healthy children are important for national progress, and Japan’s food and nutrition knowledge ranks highly alongside its excellent medical care, services and systems, all of which are leveraged in the health support Japan provides to other countries.
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Extending Healthcare Support Worldwide
JapanTimesPikotaro takes ‘PPAP’ schtick to Africa to battle COVID
Pikotaro’s video "PPAP-2020" shows children proper hand-washing techniques.
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Access to Health Innovation
We are TomodachiHealth for All through Innovative Examination System and Remote Healthcare
A young Japanese woman has set up a medical venture in Bangladesh that utilizes AI as well as ICT to create a system that makes healthcare accessible to anyone, even residents of regions with a shortage of medical services
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Technologies at the Forefront of Medicine and Healthcare
YouTubeFinding meaning in everyday life "IKIGAI"
IKIGAI is a Japanese term that has no equivalent in other languages and is featured in studies concerning longevity. This video looks at how Japanese people see IKIGAI and introduces how this has become an important element in lives of people who enjoy active, healthy lives.
Empowering Individuals and Communities
Having been a world leader in various fields, Japan now supports growth and development in partner countries by providing education and business know-how, with a particular emphasis on human-resource development for sustainable growth.
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Access to Quality Education
JapanTimesPikotaro takes ‘PPAP’ schtick to Africa to battle COVID
Pikotaro’s video "PPAP-2020" shows children proper hand-washing techniques.
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Promoting Women’s Business and Entrepreneurship
Looking AheadHow Japan Is Empowering Women on the Global Stage
Empowering women is an integral component of investing human resources, an approach that has helped Japan overcome many challenges over the centuries and allowed its people to flourish.
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Unleashing Human Potential Through Technology
The EconomistBuilding a better society
Socially aware innovators are helping elderly people and those with disabilities unlock their potential and enjoy the benefits of connection. Through pioneering digital design and technology, Japanese companies are ensuring that some of the most vulnerable people—women, people with physical disabilities, and the elderly—are empowered to lead full, productive lives.
Japanese Government to Step Up Promotion of SDGs
By the year 2030, the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) aim to build a world where no one is left behind. Japan's SDGs Promotion Headquarters, led by the Prime Minister, promote SDGs through close collaboration with all stakeholders, including businesses and members of civil society.