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Latest from Japan

Waste & Recycling

A Kyoto University-born app that turns litter-picking into a visible social movement, with over 440 million pieces of trash collected worldwide.

440MpiecesPieces of litter collected
136countriesCountries and regions using the app
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Niigata Prefecture Toki Conservation Fund Promotion Committee

Bringing the Crested Ibis Back to Japan's Skies

Wildlife

Extinct in the Japanese wild since 2003, the crested ibis now numbers in the hundreds again on Sado Island thanks to captive breeding and farmer-led habitat recovery.

473birdsEstimated wild population on Sado
446birdsCaptive-bred birds released into the wild, 2008-2022
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Clean Energy

A Sapporo NPO pioneered Japan's model for citizen-owned wind power, letting ordinary residents pool savings to build turbines their communities actually own.

60turbinesWind turbines developed with HGF involvement
25turbinesCitizen-funded turbines
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Waste & Recycling

A mountain town of 1,500 people sorts every scrap of trash into 45 categories at a communal station, recycling more waste than almost anywhere on Earth.

81percentHousehold waste recycled
45categoriesWaste sorting categories
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