About "Think Daily" Index

Nakagawa Makoto
Manila, Philippines
After taking Development Studies in the UK, I worked for the National Federation of UNESCO Associations in Japan . In order to truly understand the situation in developing countries, I joined the Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteers and was assigned to Cebu in the Philippines. During my assignment in Cebu, I met my husband and decided to stay in Manila. My current plan is to take a graduate course in Marine Biology in the Philippines. I hope I can contribute to a better natural environment for marine and human life.http://uminohanashi.blogspot.com

Miracle Lilio
Kigali, Rwanda
I've moved to the country of a thousand hills, Rwanda, Africa from July because of my husband's work transfer to Rwanda. In Rwanda, a lot of projects are going on with international aids in order to reconstruct the country after the Genocide in 1994. The primary agenda here is poverty and economic development. I am going to initiate the projects, which could solve the poverty as well as contribute to environmental restoration. I would like to blow a gentle breeze over the country of a thousand hills to be able to see local people's smile as many as possible.

Weather Reporters Network
Japan
The weather portal site "e-tenki.net" heads the organization of certified weather forecasters. Circa 250 unique weather forecasters in various regions across the nation form the team. In addition to transmitting weather news related in the various regions through its "flash weather news!" (in Japanese) on the e-tenki.net , they undertake various activities on TV, magazines, Web, and mobile. 10 writers who provide articles for the "flash weather news!" will provide hot news on weather phenomena occurring all over the world.
Weather Reporters Network (in Japanese)

Hisayo Takada
Chiba, Japan
After working for a not-for-profit organization Zero Waste New Zealand Trust until July 2007, currently living in Chiba and enjoying some temporary work for a NGO. Interests including rubbish (!), sustainable living, walking, and finding good coffee and restaurants. (NZ is the only country adopted the target of Zero Waste to landfill as a nation, and the Zero Waste NZ Trust is a leading group in the waste minimisation sector encouraging the people towards the Zero Waste.)

Yumi Yamada
Kanagawa, Japan
My research in GIS (Geographic Information System) stems from my interest in the conservation of tropical forests. Various issues hard to discern from statistics and reports become more clear and understandable if you explanate them. I work as an assistant to the university while creating map graphics for the media, writing articles for magazines, and conducting research.
Personal website: http://web.sfc.keio.ac.jp/~yumi/

Seijuro Ichikawa
Yokohama, Japan
Working to communicate about the environment and CSR while being tossed about in the megapolis. As the speed at which the world turns is accelerating, I have come to ponder about "whether science and technology makes us and our planet happy". Although we often hear grim news about our future and the future of our planet, I hope to bring to you news that would give you some hope.

Angie Amasawa
Seattle, USA
I came to the United States when I was in 8th grade, and I decided to stay in the States longer than I planned. After graduating from college in Dallas Texas, I chose Seattle to be the stage of my next American experience. While being impressed by Seattle's interest in the environmental effort and the incredibly beautiful view everyday, I am currently workng toward pursuing an environmental major. I'm from Ibaraki Prefecture in Japan, but my parents are from Taiwan, so I go back to Taiwan about once a year as well.

Hisashi Ikai
Tokyo, Japan
Earth news editorial staff. Normally work mainly on magazines; on editorial planning for design and art and write various articles. I love to cook and talk, so eventually I would like to run a restaurant or take over "Emiko Kaminuma's Talkative Cooking" show. (Laugh)

Chura-Boshi (Beautiful Planet) Journalist
On Earth
*Owner of the website, . A self-proclaimed Chura-boshi journalist. Hoping for Earth's beautiful sustenance, this journalist has used the world "Chura," which means beautiful in the language borrowed from Okinawa. Walking the earth, this journalist writes about the experiences on the sites, awareness, and sensations. Through the website directed towards children, the "Terakoya," the journalist aims to develop communication with Japanese grade school children from different sites overseas, addressing environmental issues and Q&A from children all over the world.

africanwhale
Zimbabwe
Doesn't have a permanent address, moving from one place to another not only in Japan but also in Alaska State, in the US. Volunteer activities which she took part in during high school days led her to have interest in welfare for the elderly. But an encounter with Africa brought by college seminar study became the turning point in her career. When reached for an anthology of African short stories in secondhand book store where she'd just stepped into, she came across a writer Bessie Head's work by destiny, started doing research in the Republic of South Africa and Botswana in search of her letters and manuscripts. Then she got an MA in Center of African Studies at the University of Edinburgh, in the United Kingdom. Currently she's back in Japan, translates and writes, hoping to tell people in Japan about books by Bessie and her life also about Africa through her works. She describes herself as a future "student of social scientific literature".

madoka oumi
Germany, Munster
Osaka, Japan. From fall of 2002, involved in research for sustainable society and energy policies at the Munster University in Germany. In Munster, a city elected as the environment capital, one may observe great involvement of the city, such as the grand bicycle parking lot by the train station, bicycle lanes mapped all over town, fulfilling aids policies for insulated housing and placement of solar panels, and environmental consultation center that provides innovative ideas for environmental conservation to the citizens. My daily routine at Munster includes browsing the eco-super markets, eco-bakeries, eco-cosmetic stores, and eco-shops. On my free time, I go to the clubs, movie theaters, parks, and forests nearby on my bicycle.

Hiromi M Wimalasiri, Ph D
Kobe, Japan
Conduct research on policies for the elderly and the advocacy of NPOs. Doctor of Policy Science. Moved to Kobe after being involved in activities for the elderly at an NGO in New York.
Personal website: www.geocities.com/hiromimw

Think the Earth Project Staff
Tokyo, Japan
Generation of "Think the Earth Project" staff members are among 20's to 30's and we all enjoy working for the project. It is exciting to imagine that we can share our news and ideas with diverse group of people! Finding and searching brilliant ideas for earth, dream up new ideas everyday, we would like to learn more and think about the "Earth."