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Tokyo, Japan 2017

Conference

Local is Beautiful!

The Economics of Happiness World Forum was held on November 11th and 12th, 2017 at the Japan Education Center in Tokyo. This event focused on strengthening existing movements and forging alliances for a fundamental shift in society towards human and ecological well-being. It provided a big-picture framework that unites those concerned with the outer/political and those focused on the inner/spiritual.

Local Futures collaborated with a large number of Japanese organizations for this event. The Coordinator is our close colleague and IAL member, Professor Keibo Oiwa, who has the support of his University, Meiji Gakuin.

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Others included representatives from:

  • The Sloth Club , which promotes the concept of “Slow” as a prescription against the ever accelerating “Fast” world. (See website in Japanese language here);
  • The Goi Peace Foundation, which aims to foster a sustainable and harmonious global society by promoting consciousness, values and wisdom for creating peace;
  • The Slow Food movement, Japan;
  • Global Ecovillage Network, Japan;
  • Transition Town Japan;
  • The Muji company, committed to non-consumerist, zero-waste, simple and beautiful products (the name ‘Muji’ means ‘no brand’);
  • The Pal System, leaders in the progressive food co-op movement in Japan, providing one million households with fresh produce from regional centers;
  • Johnan Shinkin Bank, one of the biggest co-op banks in the Tokyo area;
  • Kamakura Investment Management, which invests in small domestic firms that focus on the environment.

Download conference agenda here

Articles in Japanese news

  • Tokyo News, November 11, 2017
  • Kahoku Sinpo newspaper, November 12, 2017
  • Kahuko Sinpo newspaper special, November 14, 2017
  • Alterna online, November 24, 2017
  • Think of the Earth News, November 27, 2017
  • Local Biz, December 1, 2017
  • Talk of George Ferguson, by Local Biz, December 4, 2017

See also Economics of Happiness World Forum on Facebook and http://economics-of-happiness-japan.org/en or http://economics-of-happiness-japan.org (Japanese language)

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Watch videos from the Economics of Happiness World Forum:

Speech by Satish Kumar & Shinichi Tsuji

Speech by Helena Norberg-Hodge

Local is Beautiful 1

Local is Beautiful 2

Local is Beautiful 3

Filmed by Shinichi “stern” kusajima Haguro yamabushi (撮影 簡易編集 草島進一 鶴岡市議会議員 羽黒山伏)

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Speakers

George Ferguson

has an international profile as an advocate for liveable cities and the global environment. He was President of the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) from 2003 to 2005 and the first elected Mayor of Bristol, UK (2012-16). In the 90’s he developed the ‘Tobacco Factory’ in South Bristol, a model for culture-led city regeneration. He was awarded a CBE by the Queen for services to architecture and the community in 2010 and has honorary degrees from the University of Bristol and the University of the West of England.

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Helena Norberg-Hodge – Byron Bay, Australia

A pioneer of the new economy movement, Helena Norberg-Hodge is the recipient of both the Right Livelihood Award and the Goi Peace Prize. She is the founder and director of Local Futures (formerly ISEC) and the International Alliance for Localization. She produced and co-directed the award-winning film The Economics of Happiness, and is the author of the inspirational classic Ancient Futures. Helena is also a founding member of the International Forum on Globalization, the International Commission on the Future of Food and Agriculture, and the Global Ecovillage Network.

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Keibo Oiwa – Japan

is a cultural anthropologist and leading environmental activist in Japan. He is also a filmmaker, public speaker and author/co-author of over 50 books. He teaches at Meiji Gakuin University and is the founder of The Sloth Club – an NGO that promotes slow and sustainable living. The Sloth Club, coupled with Keibo’s book Slow is Beautiful: Culture as Slowness, have encouraged a new appreciation of rural life and a simpler way of living, with community and nature the focus. Keibo has organised several successful Economics of Happiness conferences in Japan in collaboration with Local Futures. Read more about Keibo here.

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http://www.sloth.gr.jp/E-index.htm

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Professor Hiroi

is philosopher of science at the Kyoto University.



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Satish Kumar – UK

is a former monk and long-term peace and environment activist, Satish Kumar has quietly been setting the Global Agenda for change for over 50 years. He is the editor of Resurgence Magazine and the author of several books. Satish has been the guiding spirit behind a number of internationally-respected ecological and educational ventures, including Schumacher College in South Devon, UK, where he is still a Visiting Fellow. He continues to teach and run workshops on reverential ecology, holistic education and voluntary simplicity and is a much sought-after speaker both in the UK and abroad. Read more about Satish here. 

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Seetha Ananthasivan – India

is founder trustee of K.N.A.Foundation and Bhoomi College. Her areas of interest include Explorations in inner and outer ecology, Ecological Education, and working with management processes based on principles of Nature. She is the editor of the Bhoomi magazine and the Founder of Aastha Foundation and Prakriya Green Wisdom School.

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Yuko Tanaka – Japan

is the first woman president of Hosei University in Tokyo.

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Program

Download conference agenda here


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