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Show filtersILO project with Japanese government supports Palestinian co-ops
The project helped 269 farmers, including 117 women, to develop sustainable agricultural and business practices
Co-ops in Korea and Japan respond to Fukushima wastewater discharge
Earlier this year, the Dure Consumer’s Cooperative issued a statement which reiterated its opposition to the…
New Japanese housing co-op built in Yakushima Island’s ancient cedar forest
Sumu Yaskushima uses regenerative architecture practices to ‘discover new possibilities for interacting with nature’
Living our co-operative identity to make a sustainable future for all
'Co-operatives focus on long-term sustainability rather than profit for shareholders and wealth creation alone'
Russian authorities seize Japanese boat belonging to fishery co-op
The fishery co-operative says the boat was operating in Japan’s exclusive economic zone, a claim disputed…
Co-ops oppose plans to release Fukushima water into the Pacific
JF Zengyoren president said the federation was 'categorically opposed to the ocean release'
Japan House of Representatives to discuss new Worker Cooperatives Act
The act provides a legal form for worker co-operatives
Bridging divides in health: community-based health promotion in Japan
Co-operatives have been pioneering voluntary preventive health practice since the 1960s
Co-ops step in to help Japan recover after typhoons Hagibis and Faxai
Consumer, financial, insurance and forestry co-ops have all responded to the disasters
