Current Projects
CURRENT PROJECTS
There are numerous on-going projects, projects in development, and ideas for projects on the IMPACT platform. Please visit the respective pages on IMPACT projects to learn more… [Read more >>]
Dawn of Japan
2011年3月11日に起こった東日本大震災。
被災地の「復興」には、産業を通じた地域の復興・再生が不可欠であると考えます。
「復興への志ある被災者とともに、日本全国・世界をつなぎ、新しい産業を創出する」
そんな想いで活動を続けてきました。
そこから、具体的に3つのプロジェクトを開発中です。
気仙沼大島
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Relief 2.0
Relief 2.0 is the practice of running the last mile in the field through independent field units supported by mobile technologies and social networks, connecting resources, stakeholders, needs, organizations, volunteers and survivors… [Read more >>]
Women Help Women (WHW)
About Women Help Women (WHW)
Women Help Women is a volunteer association of Korean and Japanese women to support the survivors of the Tohoku earthquake and tsunami, with a special focus in the sustainable recovery of women,… [Read more >>]
Global Shapers Community (GSC)
Introducing the Global Shapers Community
The World Economic Forum has successfully established a history of engaging young leaders to positively and proactively impact the global agenda. In addition to its existing community… [Read more >>]
Project HOPE
Health and Global Policy Institute (HGPI) and IMPACT Foundation Japan, two NGOs both holding Kiyoshi Kurokawa as a chair have cooperated to work for Project HOPE’s “Operation Rising Sun”.
Project HOPE, a U.S. -based global… [Read more >>]
Kiyoshi Kurokawa's blog
2012/01/25 | By IMPACT Japan
MIT Media Lab is well known throughout the world and in Japan as a quite “obstinate” existence in that it aims to “Build the Future”. The existence of this Lab is well recognized by the world for this unique character.
It was last year that Mr. Joi Ito (Ref.1), a Japanese, but rather more popular as a “global citizen”, was appointed to be the director of… Read more >>
Kiyoshi Kurokawa's blog
2012/01/10 | By IMPACT Japan
I have posted two columns under this title since the New Year’s day. Reports about this committee also appears in the English version of Japanese medias, so I received a number of messages and e-mails from my friends living abroad as well.
English reports appear on Yomiuri and Kyodo, for example. I believe there are more, if you search for them….
I also intend to express my… Read more >>
Kiyoshi Kurokawa's blog
2011/12/13 | By IMPACT Japan
I think many people feel that the credibility of Japan has fallen sharply after the event of “3.11 Fukushima”. I also regret to say that we do not see any signs yet of trust in Japan recovering. Why is this so? The recent issues of TPP or Olympus could be examples of reasons for such mistrust.
On the other hand, we witnessed how the people at the “3.11” stricken area… Read more >>
Kiyoshi Kurokawa's blog
2011/11/24 | By IMPACT Japan
I have introduced OIST (Ref.1) to you several time in this site. Now, OIST is officially approved as a graduate university starting from November 1st, since the government has given permission.
In Japan, as well as in other countries, we have been discussing much about the reform of universities or researches to address today’s needs. However, at least from my perspectives, nothing has changed… Read more >>
Kiyoshi Kurokawa's blog
2011/11/22 | By IMPACT Japan
The problem of “Drug Lag” in Japan – that approval of pharmaceutical products take longer time and thus is behind western countries – had been being pointed out by many since quite a while ago.
One of the endeavors to address this issue is “ICH -International Conference of Harmonization”, a conference launched about 20 years ago by Japan, USA, and EU. It continues its activities to date, and I… Read more >>
Kiyoshi Kurokawa's blog
2011/11/16 | By IMPACT Japan
I had the opportunity at the beginning of last year to visit the country of Botswana (Ref. 1, 2, 3) at the request of the Botswana government and meet with high-level government representatives of many different ministries. I also had the opportunity to meet with Minister of Foreign Affairs who accepted a report on science, technology and innovation policies which I proposed… Read more >>
Kiyoshi Kurokawa's blog
2011/11/15 | By IMPACT Japan
Mr Atsushi Saisho, a Waseda University Student who started an e-Education at a poor village in Bangladesh, sent me a good news again this year, which will be a follow up of the great achievement (Ref.1) they have accomplished last year.
The message read;
“The list of students who passed this year’s entrance examination of Dhaka University C course was announced at Dhaka just now.… Read more >>
Kiyoshi Kurokawa's blog
2011/11/09 | By IMPACT Japan
The Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW) has been held simultaneously over the past three years around the world for one week in the middle of November. You can access a list here [Ref. 1, 2] of the participating countries and the main events which are scheduled for this year.
As I have touched upon numerous times on my own site [Ref. 1, 2,… Read more >>
Kiyoshi Kurokawa's blog
2011/11/08 | By IMPACT Japan
The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), a prominent Think Tank based in Washington DC, is poised to release the final report of its ‘U.S.-Japan Partnership for Recovery Task Force after 3.11’ in Washington and Tokyo. In Washington DC, the announcement was made today. In Tokyo, a symposium will be held next week in collaboration with Keidanren.
HGPI, the think tank in Japan which… Read more >>
Kiyoshi Kurokawa's blog
2011/11/05 | By IMPACT Japan
Today is a beautiful autumn Sunday. I left Tokyo for Sendai early in the morning to participate in TEDxTohoku.
ImpactJapan has been supporting TEDxTokyo since three years ago, but it was a while since I met Patrick and Todd, the organizers, last time. This particular event, TEDxTohoku, was initiated by the young people as actions to respond to the great disaster. The venue of this… Read more >>
