The Nippon Foundation News - Ocean-Related Events - Index October 13, 2023

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The Nippon Foundation shares September and October updates on ocean-related initiatives tackling marine debris, especially plastic waste flowing from land. It highlights events such as Autumn Cosplay de UMIGOMI Zero Week 2023 in Yokohama, featuring community trash pick-ups with cosplayers and partners, and Umi-to-Nippon activities in Tokyo promoting recycling of fishing nets. The news index also covers related announcements including a sign-language learning app release and a Seto Inland Sea study tour with athletes.

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Ocean-Related Events

Autumn Cosplay de UMIGOMI Zero Week 2023

Umi-to-Nippon Project Events at Ito-Yokado Kiba

Index (October 13, 2023)

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THE NIPPONFOUNDATION For Social Innovation # [The Nippon Foundation News]Ocean-Related Events Greetings from The Nippon Foundation.The Nippon Foundation is holdinga number of events in September and October related to the ocean andocean debris.September 16 to 24 was designated Autumn Cosplay deUMIGOMI Zero Week 2023 as part of a project being carried out by TheNippon Foundation and Japan's Ministry of the Environment to address thegrowing problem of ocean debris,much of which is plastic trash that flowsinto the ocean from land.A kickoff event was held in Yokohama onSeptember 16,with approximately 400 people gathering to pick up trashin the area around the PACIFICO Yokohama convention center and theEast Exit of Yokohama Station.Participants included cosplayers(peopledressed as their favorite characters from anime films,manga comics,video games,etc.)including The Nippon Foundation Chairman YoheiSasakawa dressed as Monkey D.Luffy from the popular manga series OnePiece,as well as representatives of McDonald's Japan and othercooperating companies,and members of the Japan Coast Guard. On September 30 and October 1 an event was held at the Ito-Yokadostore in Kiba,Tokyo,as part of The Nippon Foundation's Umi-to-NipponProject(The Ocean and Japan Project).The first day's events were forparents and children and included a quiz contest,workshops,a concert ofocean-themed music,and an exhibition and sales space displaying bagsand other items made by recycling discarded fishing nets.The second dayfeatured ocean-related talks by comedian and actor Masaru Hamaguchiand 2008 Beijing Olympic volleyball team member Takahiro Yamamoto,aswell as a quiz contest for the general public. Picking up trash at the Autumn Cosplay de UMIGOMI Zero Week 2023kickoff event in Yokohama(left);'Upcycled'goods made from recycledfishing nets on display at the event for parents and children at Ito-YokadoKiba(right) INDEX-October 13,2023 News o Events Highlighting'Fish'in Yamanashi and Hokkaido(2023.10.05) o Free Sign Language Search and Learning App'SignTownHandbook'Released,Uses AI to Recognize Signs(2023.09.22) o On-site study tour on ocean debris at Seto Inland Sea(2023.09.11) Events Highlighting 'Fish'in Yamanashi andHokkaido 'Umi-to-Nippon'Project promoting awareness ofocean's bounty The Nippon Foundation's Umi-to-Nippon Project(The Ocean and JapanProject)conducts events throughout the year to raise awareness acrossJapan of ocean-related issues and encourage people to feel closer to theocean.Two of the events being held in October 2023 are a fishpreparation workshop for parents and children in Yamanashi Prefecture,and a buri(yellowtail or Japanese amberjack)promotional campaign beingheld in Hokkaido. Full Article Free Sign Language Search and LearningApp 'SignTown Handbook'Released,UsesAI to Recognize Signs September 23 designated by UN as International Dayof Sign Languages Coinciding with the International Day of Sign Languages on September 23,The Nippon Foundation released the SignTown Handbook sign languagelearning app on September 10.The app is a simple dictionary that makesit easy to search for and learn signs.SignTown Handbook was released asthe second stage of The Nippon Foundation's Project Shuwa,which inSeptember 2021 released the SignTown sign language learning game,jointly developed with the Chinese University of Hong Kong and incollaboration with Google and Kwansei Gakuin University. Full Article On-site study tour on ocean debris at SetoInland Sea HEROs Olympians and Paralympians join effort The Nippon Foundation held a study tour on September 9 to raiseawareness of ocean debris among athletes as part of the Setouchi OceansX project,which is being jointly carried out by four of the prefecturesbordering the Seto Inland Sea and The Nippon Foundation.The study tourwas held in conjunction with The Nippon Foundation's"HEROs Sportsmanship for the future"program to promote social contribution bytop-tier athlet

FAQs

What ocean issue does The Nippon Foundation address in these September and October events?

The events focus on ocean debris, particularly plastic trash that flows into the ocean from land.

What happened during the Yokohama kickoff event for UMIGOMI Zero Week 2023?

About 400 participants picked up trash around the PACIFICO Yokohama convention center and Yokohama Station’s East Exit, including cosplayers and partner representatives.

What key topics are included alongside the ocean-related events in the October 13, 2023 index?

The index includes items such as events highlighting fish-related activities in Yamanashi and Hokkaido, the release of the SignTown Handbook sign-language app, and an on-site ocean debris study tour in the Seto Inland Sea.

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