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Japan’s Nikkei covers Urchinomics’ collaboration with Hokkaido Electric Power Company! Hokkaido Electric Power Company is Hokkaido’s primary utilities and energy company, with economic, ecologic, and social interests in the long term success of the prefecture. It is an honor to be able to work with such an important pillar of #Japanese society, and jointly improve coastal marine ecosystems, create meaningful jobs in rural communities, and further build upon the Hokkaido brand for #premium seafoods! On a more personal note though, this collaboration has a particularly important meaning to me. When I first started Urchinomics years ago, I asked the sea urchin experts in Japan, what was their greatest concern about the future of their industry. Nearly all of them told me “climate change and the loss of our Ezo Bafun Uni in Hokkaido”. For context, Hokkaido Ezo Bafun urchins are cold water green urchins that reside primarily in Hokkaido and the Russian occupied islands to the north, and are reputed to be the world’s best quality sea urchins. According to climate scientists in Japan, rising sea temperatures will push the habitable zone for the famed urchins further northwards. In about 3-5 generations, the majority of the biomass of urchins will likely end up in colder, Russian-occupied waters, while being displaced by more warm water tolerant Kita Murasaki urchins, or Northern purple urchins, as we have already seen in Aomori prefecture and southern Hokkaido. While Urchinomics and Hokkaido Electric Power Company alone may not be able to reverse these trends, leveraging our temperature controlled land-based aquaculture technologies gives us a fighting chance to preserve and restore this unique fishery, while also tackling the pernicious problem of barrens caused by both species. #Climate and #socialimpact are our driving motivation, but knowing that we can play a role in preserving a unique part of Japanese food culture brings me a lot of joy and pride. #restoration #japan #hokkaido #culture #tradition #fisheries #seafood #oceans #oceanwarming https://lnkd.in/dmrQQShu

Moments like this are what we are all about. The shared smile of a job well done. They know 1+1+1=100. It is the magic of applying and mutually respecting unique skills of each member of the team. Now imagine what Team Komatsu’s over 64,000 employees around world can co-create together driven by our core value of collaboration. #Komatsu #creatingvaluetogether #collaboration

自分で農業委員��に農地購入の申し立て、不動産売買から不動産登記、古民家改修補助金申請にかかる手続きは意外と簡単だった。 きっと、自分でやりたいけどできない人も多いのではと古民家改修で活用できる補助金と活用の流れ、土地家屋の購入から不動産登記に至る流れを簡単に紹介。 Handling the paperwork for farmland purchase applications to the agricultural committee, real estate transactions, property registration, and applying for traditional home renovation subsidies might seem daunting, but it's surprisingly straightforward. There are likely many people who want to do it themselves but feel it might be too complex. Here's a brief overview of subsidies available for renovating traditional homes in Japan, as well as the process from purchasing land and property to completing the property registration. This translation should convey the main points of your original text, encouraging people to take initiative while acknowledging the option to rely on legal professionals for peace of mind. #newblogpost #Minkahouse #renovation #traditional #house #HousingSubsidy #InnovationStudioOkayama

Advancing Innovation, Creating a Lasting Legacy ⚙️ Our focus extends beyond #construction as we bring together innovation and ambition. Through the efforts of #cranes and #steel, we're not only building a power plant, but also establishing a legacy that will guide #future generations. Join us in shaping the future. 💡🏗️#Guam イノベーションの推進、技術の向上、たゆまぬ努力。 それは常にこれからの社会のため、また、未来の世代のために。 私たちのフォーカスは常にそこにあります。 一緒に未来を築いて行きましょう。💡🏗️#発電所 #グアム

WTO's Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies was adopted in 2022 to protect fish stocks by ending harmful fisheries subsidies in line with the SDG14 target 6. In order to enforce this Agreement, more than two-thirds of member countries have to ratify, but so far, only one-third have ratified. Japan and China ratified the Agreement this year. By working together as countries that ratified and as major seafood-consuming countries, we can help drive global enforcement of the Agreement. #seafood #sustainabilty #Japan #China #agreement

Discover the unique #AirShrine in Asahi Town, Yamagata, through a photo essay that explores the community's gratitude and celebration of the pure mountain air. Full article here: https://lnkd.in/gdTgswt9

- Hokkaido Electric Power Company has announced that it will collaborate with Uninomics, a company specializing in addressing the issue of "isoyake" (barren seafloor), where seaweed is depleted due to factors like sea urchin overgrazing. - The two companies will jointly explore ways to restore seaweed beds. In Hokkaido, the coast along the Sea of Japan is particularly affected by isoyake. By incorporating Uninomics' expertise in isoyake countermeasures and sea urchin farming, Hokkaido Electric Power aims to focus on "blue carbon" initiatives, which involve growing seaweed to absorb carbon dioxide (CO2). - The details of the joint study, such as the project area, will be finalized in the future. Uninomics operates a sea urchin farming factory in Yamaguchi Prefecture and runs a business where they purchase poorly-nourished sea urchins from isoyake-affected areas, farm them, and then sell them. Hokkaido Electric Power has already been working on blue carbon initiatives in the coastal areas of Tomakomai and Mori Town. #sdgs #japan #ocean #urchin

To preserve the Amazon rainforest in Brazil, Japan is initiating a public-private project to restore degraded grazing lands into farmland. From 2024, the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) will start discussions with the Brazilian government to provide technical and financial support for soil improvement and carbon-absorbing agriculture. Most of the forest destruction, accounting for 80-90%, is due to the development of farmlands and grazing lands. The project aims to balance climate change measures with food security. In January 2023, Brazil's President Lula announced a national strategy to regenerate 400,000 square kilometers of degraded grazing land into farmland over the next ten years, an area larger than Japan's total landmass. Approximately 70% of the deforested and burned forests are used for livestock grazing. However, the natural regenerative capacity of the soil is weak, and these lands are often left as wastelands. The regeneration of these degraded grazing lands aims to expand the agricultural area by about 1.8 times and prevent new deforestation. Japan will introduce its technologies, such as biochar, as part of its cooperation. The Brazilian government is seeking financial support of $120 billion (about 17 trillion yen) from the World Bank, Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), and major countries. #japan #brazil #farm #agriculture #amazon　 アマゾン森林保護へ官民事業　JICA、農地再生で技術支援：日本経済新聞 https://lnkd.in/gdb2j_XW

With the declining birthrate leading to the closure of elementary and junior high schools in Japan, there's a growing trend to repurpose these schools for aquaculture. In cases where the facilities can be converted, initial costs are reduced, making it easier to enter the "land-based aquaculture" industry. Local governments hope to not only hand off the maintenance of former school buildings but also create new regional brands. Schools that once nurtured children are now gaining attention as bases for raising fish. In Izumo City, Shimane Prefecture, which faces the Sea of Japan, Filefish are being cultivated on land. A local construction company, Showa Development Industry, embarked on aquaculture and made its first shipment in March 2023. The aquaculture site was converted from a martial arts hall (about 360 square meters) of a municipal junior high school that closed in 2015. Inside the building, there are two 20-ton tanks and three 3-ton tanks, housing approximately several hundred filefish swimming around. #japan #aquaculture #ocean #fish #seafood 廃校×養殖=うまみ凝縮　ブランド魚期待：日本経済新聞 https://lnkd.in/g23M6VjQ

Interesting news from Kushiro, eastern Hokkaido:   Cypress Sunadaya, a major timber company based in Shikoku, a subsidiary of the Obayashi Corporation (Tokyo), is studying the possibility to construct a sawmill on the site of the closed (Sept. 2021) Nippon Paper Industries Kushiro Factory. The plan is to develop the factory on approximately 200,000 square meters of land, using Hokkaido-produced timber as raw material, with the aim of commencing operations in the fiscal year 2027. If the plan is implemented, the new sawmill would be one of the largest sawmills in Hokkaido.   More information here (only in Japanese): https://lnkd.in/gFVBpg3N