Background of the Launch of ISHES

Writings

【JFS】Nishiawakura's Initiative for 100% Energy Self-Sufficiency, and a Municipal ICO Scheme（Mar, 2018）

【JFS】Nishiawakura's Initiative for Self-Dependence Attracting Motivated Young People to Migrate to the Village and Start Businesse (Part 1)（Feb, 2018）

【Book】"Recreating Local Economies" （Feb, 2018）
Tokyo, Japan. Iwanami,Inc.

【JFS】"We Sell Services, Not Products": Using LCA to Measure the Environmental Benefits of Nihonkai Gas's Heater Rentals（Jan, 2018）

【JFS】15-Year Integrated Forest Environment Education in Shimokawa, Hokkaido to Support Sustainable Forest Management（Dec, 2017）

【JFS】Sustainable Community Building in Shimokawa: Recycling-Oriented Forest Management Enabling Permanent Use of Forest Resources（Nov, 2017）

【JFS】Implementation of the Paris Climate Agreement: A Report on Japan's Round Table for Studying Energy Situations（Sep, 2017）

【JFS】Locally Produced Food in School Lunches----A Challenge by Nyuzen, Japan（Aug, 2017）

【JFS】Aiming to Build New Communities in Earthquake-Stricken Areas: Ishinomaki Jichiren's Initiatives（Jul, 2017）

【JFS】Selling Services, Not Products: 15 years of Efforts and Achievements by Nihonkai Gas（Jun, 2017）

【JFS】Fewer People Think Continued GDP Growth Necessary or Possible -- Survey Results Released（May, 2017）

【JFS】The Zero-to-One Village Revitalization Movement in Chizu Town, Tottori Prefecture（May, 2017）

【JFS】Current Status of Renewable Energy in Japan（Apr, 2017）

【JFS】Supporting 'Good Companies' that Create Future Society（Apr, 2017）

【JFS】Efforts by Japanese Businesses to Achieve the SDGs（Mar, 2017）

【JFS】Increase Revenues without Increasing Catches -- How the Sustainable Sakura Shrimp Fishery in Suruga Bay Does It（Mar, 2017）

【JFS】Toward a Sustainable Society - Learning from Japan's Edo Period and Contributing from Asia to the World（Feb, 2017）

【JFS】Interview: Corporate 'Virtue'-based Evaluation System Helps Employees Grow（Jan, 2017）

【JFS】Disaster-Affected Ishinomaki -- Present Status (Part 2)

【JFS】Disaster-Affected Ishinomaki -- Present Status (Part 1)（Nov, 2016）

【JFS】Fukushima Evacuees Still Unable to Go Home Over 5 Years after Earthquake, Nuclear Accident（Oct, 2016）

【JFS】What are the Secrets to a Long, Healthy Life? From Japan's Longest-Lived Prefecture, Nagano（Sep, 2016）

【JFS】Community Building through Local Money Circulation Analysis -- The Case of Minamata, Japan（Aug, 2016）

【JFS】Marginal Community, Urban Citizens, College Students Collaborate for Kodomo-Shokudo Project（Jul, 2016）

【JFS】Aiming for Sustainable Tokyo Olympic, Paralympic Games（Jun, 2016）

【JFS】Sustainable Fishery Catches Only 30% of Fish Entering Net -- Etchu-type Set Net Fishing in Himi（May, 2016）

【JFS】Learning from the Past: Traditional Flood Control Systems in Japan's Kofu Basin（Apr, 2016）

【JFS】Message from Women in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, Hit by the Great East Japan Earthquake（Mar, 2016）

【JFS】Future Vision of Economic Growth and Sustainable Society（Feb, 2016）

【JFS】Villagers Use Hand-Made Canals and Their Own Money to Generate Micro-Hydropower（Feb, 2016）

【JFS】NPO Bank 'of the People, by the People, for the People'（Jan, 2016）

【JFS】Learning and Applying Lessons from the Sustainable Economy of the Edo Period（Jan, 2016）

【JFS】Aiming for Happiest Marginal Community in Japan through Renewable Energy（Dec, 2015）

【JFS】Finding Balance between the Two Extremes of Economic Growth and Happiness（Nov, 2015）

【JFS】Community Happy Solar!（Nov, 2015）

【JFS】Update on the Restarting of Nuclear Power Plants in Japan（Sep, 2015）

【JFS】'Omusubi Money': Local Currency at Kids' Markets Empowers Communities in Japan（Aug, 2015）

【JFS】Japan's Depopulating Society: Population Concentration in Tokyo and the Disappearance of Local Municipalities (Part 2)（Jul, 2015）

【JFS】The Pursuit of Economic Growth Requires a Balance between 'Yin' and 'Yang'（Jun, 2015）

【JFS】Japan's Depopulating Society: Population Concentration in Tokyo and the Disappearance of Local Municipalities (Part 1)（Jun, 2015）

【JFS】Developing Rural Community-Based Economies to Preserve Prosperous Villages for Future Generations（May, 2015）

【JFS】Shimokawa Town, Hokkaido: Establishing an Energy-Sustainable Small Town Management Model with Local Forest Resources (Part 2)（Apr, 2015）

【JFS】Shimokawa Town, Hokkaido: Establishing an Energy-Sustainable Small Town Management Model with Local Forest Resources (Part 1)（Mar, 2015）

【Book】"How to enhance resilience of people and societies" （Mar, 2015）
Tokyo, Japan. TOYO KEIZAI Inc.

【JFS】Development of Cosmetics -- Toward Abolishment of Animal Testing（Feb, 2015）

【JFS】Current Status of SRI and Related Issues as It Expands in Japan（Jan, 2015）

【JFS】The Correlation Between the Sense of Well-Being and the Labor Market in Japan（Jan, 2015）

【JFS】Toward a Sustainable Japan: Challenges and Changes in Society and Population（Dec, 2014）

【JFS】The Dilemma of Economic Growth - Necessity vs. Feasibility Results of Survey on Economic Growth Released（Dec, 2014）

【JFS】Toward a Sustainable Japan: Fukushima Accidents Show Japan's Challenges（Nov, 2014）

【JFS】What Kind of Economy Produces True Affluence? - Interview with Philosopher Takashi Uchiyama (Part 2)（Nov, 2014）

【JFS】What Kind of Economy Produces True Affluence? - Interview with Philosopher Takashi Uchiyama (Part 1)（Oct, 2014）

【Book】"We can create a steady-state economy!"（Nov, 2014）
Tokyo, Japan. Iwanami,Inc.

【JFS】Initiatives for Explaining the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Disaster in a Simple Manner（Oct, 2014）

【JFS】Kochi's Challenge -- A Prefecture Tackling Depopulation (Part 2)（Sep, 2014）

【JFS】From Energy-Saving Architecture to Energy Self-Sufficient Architecture: History of Energy-Saving Architecture in Japan（Aug, 2014）

【JFS】Update on Japan's Efforts to Build National Resilience to Disasters（Aug, 2014）

【JFS】Kochi's Challenge -- A Prefecture Tackling Depopulation (Part 1)（Aug, 2014）

【JFS】Kopernik: Innovative Crowd Funding NGO Gets Technology to People Who Need It The Most（July, 2014）

【JFS】Yokohama FC: Leader in Eco-Activities through Football-Related Carbon Offset（Jul, 2014）

【JFS】Waste Management from a Broader Perspective - Lessons Learned from Japan's Experiences（Jul, 2014）

【JFS】"Udon made from udon," and "Boiling udon using udon-derived fuel," --The Udon Marugoto Junkan (Total Udon Cycle) Project（Jun, 2014）

【JFS】Depopulation of Society: Debate in Japan, One of the World's First Countries to Face the Issues（Jun, 2014）

【JFS】Thinking about Happiness at the Local Level: JFS Symposium Panel Discussion（May, 2014）

【JFS】Protecting Japanese Kids After School -- After-School Activities in Japan（May, 2014）

【JFS】Creating a Dialogue-Oriented City -- Thinking about Energy and the Future of Kashiwazaki City（May, 2014）

【JFS】Starting from Tohoku: Tohoku Kaikon Aims to Reform Primary Industry through Information Sharing and Communication（Apr, 2014）

【JFS】Pursuing Local Economy and Well-Being in Ama Town, Shimane Prefecture（Apr, 2014）

【JFS】Towards Cities Where Anybody Would Wants to Live: the "FutureCity" Initiative（Mar,2014）

【JFS】Expressing Gratitude by Presenting Gifts in "Fuguro" Bags（Mar, 2014）

【JFS】Social Vision in an Era of Population Decline from the Perspective of Local Economy and Well-being（Mar, 2014）

【JFS】The Foodloss Challenge Project, a Co-created Project on Food Loss and Waste Keywords:　Food　Newsletter　Reduce / Reuse / Recycle（Feb, 2014）　

【JFS】Review and Future Directions of JFS's Local Well-Being Project（Feb, 2014）

【JFS】JFS Survey Provides Insights about Global Readership of CSR Reports by Japanese Corporations（Jan, 2014）

【JFS】Green Gift -- an Innovative Financial Flow（Jan, 2014）

【JFS】Unique Share Houses Emerging One after Another in Japan（Jan, 2014）

【JFS】Allotment Gardens Sprout One after Another as Interest Grows in Urban Agriculture（Dec, 2013）

【JFS】Resident-Led Efforts to Secure Local Public Transport Systems（Dec, 2013）

【JFS】Renewable Energy in Japan -- Current Trends Show Promise and Opportunities（Nov, 2013）

【JFS】Renewable Energy in Japan -- Current Trends Show Promise and Opportunities（Nov, 2013）

【JFS】Sense-Ware and Kids' Design for Sustainable Manufacturing（Oct, 2013）

【JFS】Update: Recent Developments in Nuclear Energy Policy Issues in Japan（Oct, 2013）

【JFS】Rebuilding Every 20 Years Renders Sanctuaries Eternal -- the Sengu Ceremony at Jingu Shrine in Ise（Aug, 2013）

【JFS】Buy Flowers Downtown and Ride the Train for Free? A Look at Toyama's Creative Approaches to Being a Vibrant City in a Time of Depopulation（July, 2013）

【JFS】JFS's Newest Challenge: The "Local Well-Being" Project（July, 2013）

【JFS】Update: Recent Developments in Nuclear Energy Policy Issues in Japan（Jun, 2013）

【JFS】Tokyo's Adachi Ward Promotes Community Ties to Prevent Citizen Isolation（May, 2013）

【JFS】Integrating Eastern and Western Wisdom Could Hold the Keys to a More Sustainable World（Apr, 2013）

【JFS】Conserving Black-Necked Cranes in Bhutan（Apr, 2013）

【JFS】Japanese High School Students Work on Seabed Waste Issue（Mar, 2013）

【JFS】The 'Era of Turbulence' and Japan's Paths to the Future（Mar, 2013）

【JFS】Creating Well-being Indicators of Japan, by Japan, for Japan（Feb, 2013）

【JFS】Japan's Energy Situation after the Great East Japan Earthquake（Feb, 2013）

【JFS】Historic Local Community Pathways in Japan Help Protect Green Spaces from Developers（Jan, 2013）

【JFS】Resilience and the Steady-State Economy: Japan's Sustainability Lessons from the 2011 Disasters and a Declining Population（Jan, 2013）

【JFS】Science Council of Japan Releases Policy Recommendations on High-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal（Dec, 2012）

【JFS】Shifting to a Sharing-Oriented Society（Nov, 2012）

【JFS】Report on the Rapid Rise of Renewable Energy Generation Capacity in Japan（Nov, 2012）

【JFS】"Sapporo Smile Index" - a Driving Force for Policy Implementation （Oct,2012）

【JFS】Update on Planning Japan's Energy Future to 2030 （Oct, 2012）

【JFS】Creating Happier Communities: Over 22 Local Governments in Japan Preparing a "Happiness Index" to Measure Progress（Sep, 2012）

【JFS】Update on the Discussion in Japan on Energy and Environment Policy Options to 2030（Aug, 2012）

"Growth in Transition"（2012）

【JFS】Japan's Feed-in-Tariff Scheme Kicks Off!（Jul, 2012）

"Life Beyond Growth"（Aug, 2012）

【JFS】Listening to the Voices of the Young Who Will Lead Society in 2030 -- A Meeting to Consider Energy Issues from the Perspective of Today's Youth（Jun, 2012）

【JFS】Planning JFS's Next Steps for Another 10 Years（Jun, 2012）

【JFS】Re-Examining GDP Growth Projections to Plan Japan's Future Energy Policy（May, 2012）

【JFS】JFS Launches "Learn to Create in Tohoku" Projects: Learning from Tohoku Now and Fostering Hope for the Future（Apr, 2012）

【JFS】Towards Rio+20: Proposal for an Intergovernmental Ethics Panel（Mar, 2012）

【JFS】Japan's Strategic Energy Plan under Review after 2011 Nuclear Disaster（Feb, 2012）

【JFS】A Lesson from the March 11 Quake and Tsunami: An Awareness of the Importance of 'Resilience' (Part 2) How to Increase Resilience in the Economy, Society, and Everyday Life?（Jan, 2012）

【JFS】A Lesson from the March 11 Quake and Tsunami: An Awareness of the Importance of 'Resilience'（Dec, 2011）

【JFS】How Japanese Lifestyles and Awareness Changed after the March 11 Great East Japan Earthquake（Nov, 2011）

【JFS】Japan Begins Feed-in Tariff Scheme to Accelerate Renewable Energy Promotion（Oct, 2011）

【JFS】Happiness Indexes - a Discussion（Sep, 2011）

【JFS】JFS's "Get Inspired by Nature" Project Poised for Launch（Aug, 2011）

【JFS】2011 Summer Energy-Saving Efforts in Japan: "We Can Make It!"--Achievements and Success Factors（Aug, 2011）

【JFS】How Did the Great East Japan Earthquake Affect Ecosystems and Biodiversity?（Jul, 2011）

【JFS】An Interactive Webcast with Japan's Prime Minister on Renewable Energy Policy: A First for Japan（Jun, 2011）

【JFS】Coexisting with Nature: Reflections after the Devastating 2011 Earthquake in Japan（May, 2011）

【JFS】New Survey Asks How Nuclear Accident Changed Public Awareness of Japan's Energy Future（Apr, 2011）

【JFS】"Institute for the Study of Happiness, Economy, and Society (ISHES)" Launched in Japan, "Dilemma of Economic Growth" Survey Results Released（Feb, 2011）

【JFS】Achieving Independent Local Change -- the Ohisama Zero-yen System in Iida City"Initiatives and Achievements of Local Governments in Japan" (No. 33)（Jan, 2011）

【JFS】The Future Is Closer Than You Think（Dec, 2010）

【JFS】Initiatives to Restore the Tidal Flats of Ago Bay（Nov, 2010）

【JFS】From Our Hands, We Pass Nature's Torch:Junko Edahiro's Message to the World (Part Two)（Oct, 2010）

【JFS】From Our Hands, We Pass Nature's Torch: Junko Edahiro's Message to the World (Part One)（Sep, 2010）

Letter from Japan by Resurgence Issue 262 EMBODIED WISDOM（Sep, 2010）

【JFS】From Smart Grid to Smart Community（Aug, 2010）

【JFS】CO2 Emissions from the Japanese Transport Sector Already Decreasing（Jul, 2010）

【JFS】"Initiatives and Achievements of Local Governments in Japan" (No. 29) Tokyo Metropolitan Government Leads Japan, Launches Own GHG Emissions Cap-and-Trade Program（Jun, 2010）

【JFS】Report from Tuvalu, a Country Sinking Below the Waves（May, 2010）

【JFS】Good-Bye 'Ownership,' 'Materialism,' and 'Monetization" in Lifestyles: A New Era Dawning in Japan（Apr, 2010）

【JFS】Let's Increase Public Literacy on the Costs and Benefits of Action (and Inaction) on Climate Change（Mar, 2010）

【JFS】Vision Quest 2020: Two Scenarios for Japan in Ten Years (Part Two)（Feb, 2010）

【JFS】Vision Quest 2020: Two Scenarios for Japan in Ten Years (Part One)（Jan, 2010）

【JFS】World Resources Forum Workshop "Towards a New Economic Framework"（Dec, 2009）

【JFS】Key Steps to Sustainability -- Junko Edahiro's Message to Young Student Reporters (Davos, Sept. 2009)（Nov, 2009）

【JFS】Japan's New Political Landscape: How Will Japan's Environmental and Climate Policies Change?（Oct, 2009）

【JFS】City of Kyoto Partnering with Businesses, Citizens on Green Initiatives（Sep, 2009）

【JFS】Development of the 'Foxfire in Japan' Program for High School Students to Learn from Forest Masters（Aug, 2009）

【JFS】A Brief History of the Environmental Movement in Japan (Part II)（Jul, 2009）

【JFS】A Brief History of the Environmental Movement in Japan (Part I)（Jun, 2009）

【JFS】Bhutan: Creating Index to Measure People's Happiness（May, 2009）

【JFS】Efforts by Eco-Model Cities in Japan -- Part 2（Apr, 2009）

【JFS】Efforts by Eco-Model Cities in Japan -- Part 1（Mar, 2009）

【JFS】Conceptual Basis of the Movement to Create and Propagate 'Eco-Model Cities' ( Initiatives of the Japanese Government)（Feb, 2009）

【JFS】Green Information Technology Taking Off in Japan（Jan, 2009）

【JFS】JFS Evolves toward "Asia for Sustainability" -- China's Environmental Initiatives, Part 2（Dec, 2008）

【JFS】JFS Evolves toward "Asia for Sustainability" -- China's Environmental Initiatives, Part 1（Nov, 2008）

Japan's Paradigm Shift From Growth To Happiness: Slowing Down to Advance Wellbeing
the Fourth GNH Conference held in Thimphu, Bhutan（Nov, 2008）

【JFS】A Philosophical Approach to Addressing Global Environmental Issues（Oct, 2008）

【JFS】Efforts in Japan to Mitigate the Urban Heat Island Effect（Sep, 2008）

【JFS】Towards Biodiversity Conservation in Japan（Aug, 2008）

【JFS】Vision for a Low-Carbon Japan: Cutting Carbon Emissions 60-80 Percent by 2050（Jul, 2008）

【JFS】Local Governments' Goals and Measures in Anti-Global Warming Campaigns（Jun, 2008）

【JFS】2008 Summer Solstice Marks Candle Night's Fifth Anniversary of Sending a Message to the World（Mar, 2008）

【JFS】Tokyo Takes the Lead in Climate Change Mitigation Measures in Japan（Apr, 2008）

【JFS】More Shops Stop Offering Free Plastic Bags More People Bring Their Own Shopping Bags（Mar, 2008）

【JFS】Could Japan Be Rich in Resources? Exploiting the 'Urban Mine' Effectively（Feb, 2008）

【JFS】Japan Steps up Adaptation Measures to Deal with Global Warming（Jan, 2008）

【JFS】The Rebirth of Trams: The Promise of Light Railway Transit (LRT)（Dec, 2007）

【JFS】GPI, GNH, GCH: True Indicators of Progress（Nov, 2007）

【JFS】Artists' Movement for a Better World（Oct, 2007）

【JFS】An Overview of Efforts in Japan to Boost Energy Efficiency（Sep, 2007）

【JFS】Fifth Anniversary of Japan for Sustainability -- A Unique, Innovative NGO for the 21st Century（Aug, 2007）

【JFS】'Green Servicizing Businesses': Recent Developments in Japan（Aug, 2007）

【JFS】Beyond the Restaurant Industry: Integrating Food, Agriculture, and the Environment -- Aleph Inc.（Jul, 2007）

【JFS】The Law on Promoting Green Purchasing Five Years Later -- Progress and Future Tasks（Jun, 2007）

【JFS】Environmental Community Businesses Spreading in Japan（Apr, 2007）

【JFS】Using Bicycles Efficiently to Create a Sustainable Society（Jan, 2007）

【JFS】Giving Disposable Chopsticks a Life Cycle（Dec, 2006）

【JFS】Food Waste Recycling in Japan（Nov, 2006）

【JFS】Efforts for Sustainable Fishery（Dec, 2005）

【JFS】The End of Growth: Efforts in Japanese Society and Business to Slow Down（Oct, 2005）

【JFS】Locally Sustainable Economy Supported by Community Currency（Feb, 2005）

【JFS】Rebuilding Every 20 Years Renders Sanctuaries Eternal - the Sengu Ceremony at Jingu Shrine in Ise（Oct, 2004）

【JFS】REUSABLE GLASS BOTTLES IN JAPAN（Jul, 2004）

【JFS】GREEN PURCHASING TAKING ROOT IN JAPAN（Apr, 2004）

【JFS】RAW MATERIALS INDUSTRY RECYCLES 'ABOVE-GROUND RESOURCES'（Mar, 2004）

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