The Development and the Significance of the Fair Trade Town Movement in Japan (5): The Comparison of the Case of Hamamatsu City with Those of the Other Towns and Cities
In this article, the development and the significance of the fair trade town movement in Japan will be examined, especially the comparison of the cases of Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka Prefecture, and other towns and cities. Firstly, a brief history of the fair trade town movement in Japan is reviewed, and the goals and guidelines of fair trade towns in Japan are detailed. One of the six guidelines in Japan, a contribution to the vitalization of the local economy and community, was selected and emphasis was placed upon the Japanese fair trade town committee and all the fair trade town movements in Japan. Secondly, the fair trade town movement in Hamamatsu City is described in detail. In 2015, Professor Takashi Shimosawa, of the Shizuoka University of Art and Culture (SUAC), and the members of the fair trade town network in Hamamatsu City started the fair trade town movement there. They were very active in this movement and resulting in Hamamatsu City being elected as a fair trade town in 2017. Thirdly, the fair trade university movement at SUAC is described in detail, which Professor Shimosawa started with his students in 2015. In 2018, he and his colleagues succeeded in SUAC to be elected as the first fair trade university in Japan. In conclusion, we need to ask constantly what we should do to achieve a just and sustainable society.
雑誌名
長崎外大論叢
雑誌名(英)
The Journal of Nagasaki University of Foreign Studies
日本におけるフェアトレードタウン運動の展開と意義（その５）――浜松市と他都市・町の事例の比較――
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