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Seasons's Greetings from JFS
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We would like to take this opportunity to express our appreciation for the interest, encouraging feedback, and continuous support we have received from our readers and supporters during the past year.
For 15 years, Japan for Sustainability (JFS) has been giving the world information from Japan on progress with sustainability. Our online archive of articles shows that Japan really has something to offer the world in terms of useful knowledge, technologies and efforts to promote sustainability.
As part of our ongoing coverage of sustainability topics, in these six years since the Great East Japan Earthquake and nuclear accident struck Fukushima and the Tohoku region in March 2011, JFS taken on the task of delivering a steady stream of reporting on the affected region, lessons learned, processes of recovery and reconstruction, and challenges remaining and changing over time. The process of reconstruction is ongoing, and we believe it can teach everyone a lot about "resilience."
This year, responding to the call from the Embassy of Sweden in Tokyo for submission of Agenda 2030 Sustainable Development Goals, Himi City and JFS jointly submitted a video about sustainable fishery practice in Himi City, Toyama Prefecture, based on the JFS newsletter article.
Sustainable Fishery Catches Only 30% of Fish Entering Net -- Etchu-type Set Net Fishing in Himi
JFS video was selected one of the top 10 videos and was invited to Sustainable Fika (Swedish-style coffee break with cakes, etc.) at the Embassy of Sweden on April 20, 2017. It was honored by the attendance of Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Victoria, who was visiting Tokyo.
Himi's Etchu type set net fishing
Among all the available English online media, JFS is unique as a source of information from Japan with an integrated perspective on sustainability. Even the national government is not able to match our level of coverage.
All of this we do with volunteer teams and just two full-time staff. As you can imagine, this is a challenge to accomplish on a tight budget. JFS functions as an information gateway for a variety of sustainability groups and activities, but we actually face some difficulties securing funds to sustain our activities.
If JFS has been useful for your activities, would you consider offering us some support?
JFS accepts donations from around the world, by Justgiving, a secure web payment system.
http://japangiving.jp/c/15217
We would greatly appreciate your support to help us keep going for 16th anniversary and another decade.
When you make your gift-giving list, please do consider JFS.
Consider it a present to future generations.
* Please note that our office will be closed from December 29 to January 3 and any requests received during that period will be handled after that date.
We wish you a happy and more sustainable new year in 2018!
Japan for Sustainability
Photo credit at the top: Created by modifying "Kanazawa City Kenrokuen Night View" (C) mitsuru yamashita (Licensed under CC BY 4.0)
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