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Japan
Japan
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HousingNew 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’
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EconomyLiving 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'
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Credit UnionsCommitting to the co-op identity to tackle global challenges
Report from the third plenary of the Word Co-operative Congress
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AgricultureRussian 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 by Russian authorities
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AgricultureCo-ops oppose plans to release Fukushima water into the Pacific
JF Zengyoren president said the federation was 'categorically opposed to the ocean release'
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Legal
Japan House of Representatives to discuss new Worker Cooperatives Act
The act provides a legal form for worker co-operatives
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CommunityBridging divides in health: community-based health promotion in Japan
Co-operatives have been pioneering voluntary preventive health practice since the 1960s
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CommunityCo-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
