Japan Success Strategies for Life and Business

In my 30+ years of living in Japan, I am astounded at the overall political and social apathy which prevails in Japan.  In 1980, the building of nuclear plants was a rubber-stamp event and the visiting of nuclear weapon American warships was done with an implicit wink meant to dupe the public.  Nowadays, there are numerous Japan NGOs and NPOs doing good deeds, but community support is only strong in the event of a major local catastrophe.  The activism directory for Japan is a thorough starting point for connecting with dedicated people and causes in Tokyo, Osaka and other more obscure locations in Japan.

21st Century Public Policy Institute, A Dream A Day In Tokyo, Accessible Design Foundation of Japan, Africa-Japan Forum, Amusement Barrier-Free Association, Animal Refuge Kansai, Anti-Vivasection Action Network, APEC Virtual Center for Environmental Technology Exchange, Asia-Japan Women’s Resource Center, Asian Disaster Reduction Center, Asia-Pacific Network for Global Change Research, Asian Urban Information Center of Kobe, Ask, Association for Aid and Relief, Association of School Aid in Cambodia, Bridge Asia Japan, Bee Sig, Buraku Liberation and Human Rights Institute, Cambodia Mines Remove Campaign, Care The World, Children’s Rights Council of Japan, Citizen Activism in Japan, Citizen’s Centre for Diplomacy, Citizens’ Environmental Foundation, Citizens’ Committee in Japan for Overseas Support, Council for Pet Bottle Recycling, Countermeasures Against Pollution by Agricultural Chemicals, Densho, Earth Embassy, Earth Vision, Energy Conservation Center, Energy Conservation and Homecare Network, Environmental Management of Enclosed Coastal Seas Center, Environmental Partnership Organizing Club, Family Supply Line, Following the Sun Association, Forum for Wood Architecture, Foundation For Global Peace and Environment, Foundation for Riverfront Improvement and Restoration, Friendship Force Clubs in Japan, Gara-bo Aikokai, Gender Equality Bureau, Girl Scouts of Japan, Global Development Network, Global Environment Centre Foundation, Global Environment Forum, Global Industrial and Social Progress Research Institute, Green Business Practices in Japan, Greenpeace Japan, Habitat for Humanity Japan, H-Japan Discussion Network, Hiroshima Marrow Donor Support Federation, Hiroshima Peace Institute, Human Rights Practices in Japan, Hundred School Networking, Inclusion Japan, Infrastructure Development Institute, Institute of Cultural Affairs Japan, Intercommunication Center for Asia and Japan, International Center for Environmental Technology Transfer, International Environmental NGO FoE Japan, International Environmental Technology Centre, International Lake Environment Committee, Issues in Church Life and Polity in Japan, Japan’s Action Plan Against Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children, Japan Adventist Development and Relief Association, Japan AIDS Prevention Awareness Network, Japan Association for Refugees, Japan Atomic Industrial Forum, Japan Biodiversity Hotspots, Japan Center for Conflict Prevention, Japan Center for Sustainable Environment and Society, Japan Center for Climate Change Action, Japan Center for International Exchange, Japan Chernobyl Foundation, Japan Childrens’ Rights Network, Japan Civil Liberties Union, Japan Confederation of A- and H-Bomb Suffers Organizations, Japan Containers and Packaging Recycling Association, Japan Environmental Education Forum, Japan Huntington’s Disease Network, Japan for Sustainability, Japan Forum on International Relations, Japan Fund for Poverty Reduction, Japan Institute of Workers’ Evolution, Japan International Cooperation Agency, Japan International Friendship Center, Japan International Medical Technology Foundation, Japan International Volunteer Center, Japan Lesbian Resources, Japan Library Association, Japan National Group of Mentally Disabled People, Japan NGO Directory, Japan Offspring Fund, Japan Overseas Christian Medical Cooperative Service, Japan Press Weekly, Japan Red Cross Society, Japan Small-Type Whaling Association, Japan Social Development Fund, Japan Society on Water Environment, Japan Socio-Gerontology Society, Japan Tropical Forest Action Network, Japan-U.S. Community Education and Exchange, Japan Water Forum, Japan Wildlife Conservation Society, Japanese Consumers’ Cooperative Union, Japanese Mothers for Foreign Students Movement, Japanese Organization for Deaf Blind People, Japanese Organization for International Cooperation in Family Planning, Japanese Society for Rights of Authors, Composers and Publishers, JHelp, Kiko Network, Kitakyushu International Techno-Cooperative, National Association of Unesco Organizations in Japan, Network of Asian River Basin Organizations, Neverending International Workcamps Exchange, New Japan Women’s Association, Niigata International Volunteer Centre, Nippon Foundation, Nippon International Cooperation For Community Development, Oomoto, Organization for Industrial, Spiritual and Cultural Advancement International, Osaka NPO Information Net, Overseas Vocational Training Association, Oxfam Japan, Pacific Resource Exchange Center, Peace Boat, Peace Depot, Peace Winds Japan, People to People Aid, Polaris Project Japan, Prop Station, Rain Forest Foundation Japan, Ramsar Center Japan, Refugee Assistance Headquarters, Research Institute of Innovative Technology for the Earth, Rural Culture Association, Saitama City Association For Global Awareness, Sasakawa Peace Foundation, Second Harvest Japan, Seikatsu Club Consumers’ Cooperative Union, Shanti Volunteer Association, Share, Suginami NPO Volunteer Center, Telecom for Basic Human Needs, Toda Institute, Tohoku Kids Solidarity Project, Tokyo Progressive, Tokyo Voluntary Action Center, Toyota Foundation, The Center for Global Partnership, Third World Shop, Tokyo Club Foundation for Global Studies, Tokyo Community News, Tokyo Progressive, United for a Multicultural Japan, United Nations Asia and Far East Institute for the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders, United Nations Centre for Regional Development, United Nations Office for Project Services, WHO Kobe Center, World School Network, World Vision Japan