Bridging the gap between Japan and the rest of the world. Riki, an Osaka native, has been interested in charity activities and foreign cultures from a young age! We at Giving Tuesday Japan had the exclusive opportunity to interview him about his experience living abroad, what inspired him to start his channel, and what his future goals are. Take a look at the My Giving Story interview between Riki and our Global Community Team Assistant, April, below! To watch our collabora

Today, we will introduce the first of six community development projects Pal System is currently working on! Please subscribe to our blog and stay tuned to learn about the others coming soon! 本日は、パルシステムが現在取り組んでいる6つのコミュニティ開発プロジェクトのうち、最初のプロジェクトをご紹介します。ぜひブログを購読して、今後のプロジェクトについてもぜひご覧ください！

Nozomi Oka, a Tokyo native, has been helping expats seamlessly adapt to life in Japan for many years! Whether it is finding a place to live, setting up government accounts, or translation services, she has them covered from start to finish.

Have you ever wondered what it was like to try MICHELIN-star ramen? Now you can! Japanese Soba Noodles TSUTA is the first-ever MICHELIN-star ramen located in the heart of Tokyo.. Opened in 2012, Yuki Onishi had a simple dream. Go Beyond Yesterday’s Star. To keep striving and keep working harder each and every day. His hard work and efforts paid off when he received his first MICHELIN star in 2015. Today, Yuki’s ramen is loved around the world.

From student to teacher to an entrepreneur changing the world, one child at a time. Sasha Lee Seals, a Jamaican native, has been working and living in Japan for over twenty years! We here at Giving Tuesday Japan got the exclusive opportunity to interview her about her experience living in Japan, teaching and raising children here, and what her goals for the future are.

Giving people the courage to step out of their comfort zone. Medhi Fliss, a Tunisia native, has been interested in bridging the gap of social impact and travel experiences from a young age! We here at Giving Tuesday Japan got the exclusive opportunity to interview him about his experience coming to Japan, how the pandemic encouraged him to make a life here in Japan, and what his goals for the future are.

Blood is essential for all life.  It helps deliver oxygen and important nutrients to our cells, removes waste from our bodies, helps fight infections, and many more things that would drastically decrease your quality of life.  More than bodily functions, it connects families.  It saves lives.  Today, we celebrate World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day, the birth anniversary of Henry Dunant.

Ronald McDonald House Charities Japan is a nonprofit organization that funds accommodation facilities for families with children undergoing medical treatments.  Its concept is “A Home-Away-From-Home, a second place where people can feel at home. The Houses should be a place that families accompanying sick children can spend their time as comfortably as if they were at home.