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Description: The Japan Chernobyl Foundation (JCF), an officially- approved Japanese Non-Profit Organization (NPO), collects donations to help victims of the Japan earthquake and nuclear accident. JCF was established in 1991 to provide aid, largely through medical treatment, in areas that were affected by the Chernobyl nuclear disaster of 1986. Since that accident, many children with leukemia and other illnesses have been unable to receive sufficient medical care, due in part to serious economic trouble; many have also died from infectious disease due to poor hygiene. JCF, working closely with doctors in the affected areas, and in cooperation with medical professionals from Shinshu University and other institutions, has been involved in many humanitarian projects. In 2004, JCF expanded its support to include Iraq, a country that has seen a sharp increase in leukemia cases since the Gulf War. Subsequent economic sanctions and armed conflict in that region have led to shortages in medical care and to the loss of life.
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Subject: Disaster relief, Accidents, Nuclear power plants, Fukushima, 1986, Ukraine, Chernobyl, Nuclear Accident, Japan
Group: East Asia
Creator: Japan Chernobyl Foundation (JCF)
Publisher: Japan Chernobyl Foundation (JCF)
Language: Japanese
Coverage: Ukraine, Iraq, Japan
Tag: Disaster relief , Africa, Eastern Europe and Eurasia, Energy, Japan, Iraq, Ukraine
Description: Gensuikyo was formed in 1955 at the height of anti-nuclear-testing movement in Japan. While the group protests nuclear warfare and advocates for the human rights of atomic bomb and nuclear testing victims, its reluctance to support a comprehensive ban on nuclear armament and unwillingness to renounce non-arms use of nuclear energy led to the separation and formation of another organization, Gensuikin, in 1965. Since its founding Gensuikyo has developed many forms of action to achieve three basic goals: 1) the prevention of nuclear war, 2) a ban on and the elimination of nuclear weapons, 3) relief for and solidarity with the Hibakusha, the A-bomb sufferers, through the annual World Conference Against A & H Bombs, which takes place every August, constant and nationwide signature campaigns for a ban on nuclear weapons, and other events and actions in cooperation with the Hibakusha to publicize the damage and health effects of the A-bombings to the general public.
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Subject: Peace, Nuclear disarmament, Antinuclear movement, Social advocacy, Movements
Group: East Asia
Creator: Japan Council Against Atomic and Hydrogen Bombs (Gensuikyo)
Publisher: Japan Council Against Atomic and Hydrogen Bombs (Gensuikyo)
Language: Japanese , English
Coverage: Japan
Tag: Disaster relief , Antinuclear, Energy, Environmental advocacy, Japan, East Asia
Description: Originally formed in 1972, the Japan Asian Association & Asian Friendship Society (JAFS) focuses on providing sustainable and safe drinking water to rural communities in South and South East Asia through building wells, pipelines and related infrastructure. As an international cooperation group, JAFS also provides disaster relief to the victims of catastrophic natural events throughout Asia.
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Subject: Sustainable development, Disaster relief, Water security, Education
Group: East Asia
Creator: Japan Asian Association & Asian Friendship Society
Publisher: Japan Asian Association & Asian Friendship Society
Language: Japanese
Coverage: Japan
Tag: Disaster relief , Water supply, Japan, South Asia, South East Asia, East Asia
Description: The Japan Congress Against A- and H-Bombs (GENSUIKIN) is an anti-nuclear advocacy group with its organizational roots in the anti-nuclear armament movement of the 1950s. The group's focus has since expanded to include protest against the use of nuclear energy and promotion of clean energy. GENSUIKIN was established in 1965, and is one of Japan's largest anti-nuclear and peace movement organizations. The group sponsors two major annual events: a public rally held in March, "3-1 Bikini Day," commemorates the crew of the fishing boat Daigo Fukuryu-Maru (Lucky Dragon), which was exposed to fallout from nuclear testing at Bikini in 1954; the World Congress Against A- and H-Bombs is held in Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August, the month when atomic bombs were dropped on those cities. The group's core activities include efforts to foster solidarity with anti-nuclear activists around the world; anti-nuclear pro-peace campaigns; various initiatives toward a nuclear-free society; and activities in support of radiation victims. The organization's position is based on the understanding that human beings and "nukes" can never be compatible.
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Subject: Renewable, Nuclear disarmament, Antinuclear movement, Energy policy, Energy sources
Group: East Asia
Creator: Japan Congress Against A- and H-Bombs (GENSUIKIN)
Publisher: Japan Congress Against A- and H-Bombs (GENSUIKIN)
Language: Japanese
Coverage: Japan
Tag: Disaster relief , Antinuclear, Energy, Environmental advocacy, Japan, Renewable energy, East Asia
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