Charity and Volunteer

Nagoya Walkathon 2012

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21st Annual Nagoya Walkathon Charity Festival takes place on May 20th, 2012 (Sunday) from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. at Expo 2005 Aichi Commemorative Park (Moricoro Park) Tickets Special: 5,000 yen (includes raffle to a luxury resort package) Regular: 2,000 yen Student: 1,000 … [Read more...]

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HOPE Night Monthly

HOPE Night HOPE Night is a regular event put on by HOPE International Development Agency Japan once each month at "Shooters Sports Bar & Grill" on a Tuesday night. The event is informative and social and a great chance to get involved with the volunteer and charity community in Nagoya. They … [Read more...]

The realities of Fukushima

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Taking a trip up Fukushima was certainly an experience to remember for some of the best and sadly, worst reasons. A beautiful area of Japan I have never visited up until now was lush, open and free with beautiful mountainous backdrops and forests stretching as far as the eye could see. Houses, new … [Read more...]

Hope at the Hilton – November 2011

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This year the HOPE at the Hilton Week will take place from November 6th to 12th at the Hilton Nagoya (Fushimi 伏見). This year will be a bit special for us first because we are celebrating our tenth anniversary, and also because HOPE-JP has helped a lot during the past few months in the Tohoku … [Read more...]

Japan Cat Network

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Nagoya-info took a trip into Shiga to speak with David Wybenga, one of the co-founders of the "Japan Cat Network".  What was an enlightening experience, David spoke of his concerns, difficulties, visions and hopes for animal welfare in Japan. David Wybenga co-founded the Japan Cat Network with … [Read more...]

Alternative ways to help – Second Harvest Japan

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Introducing you another organisation working tirelessly to ease some of the suffering in NE Japan, Nagoya-info.com looks takes a look at Second Harvest Japan. Second Harvest Japan was started in 2000 as a joint activity among different soup-kitchens so that all the soup-kitchens could effectively … [Read more...]

In the wake of destruction

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Following the level 9.0 earthquake on the afternoon of March, Friday 11th, Japan and the rest of the world has been left in complete and utter shock.  The magnitude of the quake was enough to cause panic and widespread destruction but that wasn't the really killer.  Up rose from the depths of … [Read more...]

Get involved with volunteer work…

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There is plenty going on around Nagoya in regards to charity work!  In fact have you heard about an organisation called Hope international? HOPE International Development Agency is a confederation of nine independent organizations working closely together along with local partners throughout … [Read more...]