GrassNet
A Magazine on Grassroots International Exchange and Cooperation
GrassNet is a monthly free e-magazine launched by JCIE in May 2002 to report on new trends, issues, and developments in the field of local-level international exchange and cooperation activities in Japan. Through this publication, JCIE aims to contribute to the development of a national network of grassroots organizations working toward the common goal of promoting international exchange in Japan. While this e-magazine is directed at a Japanese audience, JCIE has translated selected articles (into English) that may be of interest or relevant to grassroots organizations outside of Japan. The links to the translated articles are provided below.
The Japanese version of the Grassroots Network page also offers a multilingual directory of websites for international exchange organizations in Japan.
Selected Articles
- Strengthening Japan-China Grassroots Exchange 8/15/05
- Issue 23, 6/17/04
- Sister City Exchange Between Small Towns
- Issue 21, 4/9/04
- The Challenge of International Exchange in an Ethnically Diverse Japan
- Issue 20, 3/5/04
- Cultural and Arts-Related Exchange in Japan
- Issue 18, 12/01/03
- Community-Driven Development in Rural Thailand: Lessons from Japan
- Issue 17, 10/30/03
- Funding Challenges Facing Japan's Nonprofit Sector
- Does the Work of Small NGOs Make Any Difference?—The Experience of the UK
- Issue 16, 9/26/03
- Japan's Civil Society Development: A Step Behind
- Toward a Culturally Diverse Society: NPO Support for Foreign Residents of Japan
- Issue 15, 8/30/03
- Local Communities and International Cooperation
- An Appeal for Local-Level Perspectives on the ODA Charter
- The Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) and Local Communities
- Issue 13, 6/26/03
- Survey on the Impact of SARS on International Exchange
- Issue 8, 1/16/03
- North Korea from an NGO Perspective
- Issue 7, 12/3/02
- Trends Concerning International Exchange Associations
- Issue 5, 10/1/02
- The Growth of International Exchange in Early Postwar Japan
- Issue 2, 7/2/02
- The Africa Global Link Project
Multilingual Directory of Websites for International Exchange Organizations in Japan
Please send comments/inquiries to grassnet@jcie.or.jp.