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Japanese senior citizens and environmental problems(1)

July 1, 2008 – 12:03 pm

Japanese senior citizens have experienced not only poverty after the war but also mass-production, mass-consumption, and environmental pollution. Through these experiences, they are very concerned about the waste and environmental destruction we see today. A number of senior citizens are involved in environmental protection activities, such as waste management and conserving energy in daily living [...]

Japanese senior citizens and environmental problems(2)

July 1, 2008 – 12:02 pm

JANCA International Symposium
“Senior’s Go Green”
‐Activities for the Aged Society and Environmental Protection‐
 On March 7th, 2008, Japan NGO Council on Ageing (JANCA) held an international symposium “Senior’s go green: Activities for the aged society and environmental protection” at Yurakucho Asahi Hall in Tokyo. A number of senior citizens, who were active in environmental protection, were introduced [...]

Japanese senior citizens and environmental problems(3)

July 1, 2008 – 12:01 pm

International Symposium
 
<Greeting and key note speech: Ms. Keiko Higuchi (Co-chair, JANCA)>
　I would like to thank all of you who have made this symposium possible. Let me give you a brief overview on how we have come to hold this symposium. JANCA, founded in 1999 or International Year of Older Persons, is a loose network of [...]