Organizational Information

Organization Name

Japan for Sustainability ( JFS )

Created : Oct 18 2007 / Modified : Oct 23 2007

Contact

Address:	1-12-5-138 Mita, Tama-ku, Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa-ken
Tel:	81-44-933-7639	Fax:	81-44-933-7639
URL:	http://www.japanfs.org/index_j.html	Email:	info@japanfs.org

Organization Structure

Date of Establishment:: 2002
Number of Staff:: 12
Sections:: General Affairs Division, Promote Division, Nature School Division, Project Division
Members:
Name of Director:: Junko Edahiro, Hiroyuki Tada

Foundation (Budget)

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Account Settlement

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Main Resources

Introduction of the Organization

Objective:: Dissemination of environmental information from Japan to the world through web site and e-mail magazines Provides information on traditional wisdom, craftsmanship, and local activities Develops partnerships within Asia to develop paths toward sustainability Shares feedback and comments to improve activities though mutual learning Creation of a vision of a sustainable Japan.

Regular Environmental Education / Education for Sustainable Development Programs

Title	Place	Operational features
Daiwa - JFS Sustainability College	Tokyo	Deliver lectures on various issues of sustainability to raise awareness of Japanese younger generation and promote action. Qualified participant is high school student and university student.
Information Center		Operates a database Information Center containing many articles in English with relevance to the environment
Other Environmental Education Programs		Maintains various links to environmental and sustainability reports of various major Japanese companies

Publications

Type	Title	Price	Publisher
Periodicals	Japan for Sustainability Newsletter	Free	JFS

Plans for the next 5 years: October 2006 to September 2009: Daiwa - JFS Sustainability College;
The theme of each year will be as follows
1st year: Limited Capacity / Resources and Sustainability
2nd year: Intergenerational / Interregional Equity and Sustainability
3rd year: Diversity and Sustainability
4th year: Will / Linkage and Sustainability