RJIF publishes article in the Japan Times on the growing popularity of off-grid lifestyles in Japan


On June 6th, an article written by RJIF researcher Sophie Knight on the growing movement in Japan of communities generating their own energy and aiming to become independent of major utilities was published in The Japan Times. Titled “Harnessing the power of community to drive an energy revolution”, the article was the first in a series RJIF is planning to publish as a result of its research project into Japan’s contemporary living environment and emerging lifestyles.