2026.1.5
On 15 December, Professor Oyama served as lecturer for the 33rd episode of NHK’s High School Lecture Series : Geographic Exploration, entitled ‘North Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa.’ Under the theme of North Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa, the lecture addressed desertification and food security issues in the Sahel region, while also introducing research activities conduc...
2025.11.7
As part of the collaborative initiative with the Kyoto Prefectural Board of Education, we are providing environmental education under the theme of “Making Fertilizer from Food Waste,” in which discarded food waste (such as vegetable scraps and leftover food) from school lunches is reused as fertilizer for gardens and flowerbeds. As part of this initiative, we rec...
2025.8.13
NHK World Japan’s “Direct Talk,” an international broadcast viewed in approximately 160 countries and regions, featured PL Oyama’s activities in Niger: “Halting Desertification with Waste.” The program remains available for viewing on the program’s website after broadcast.https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/shows/2105232
2025.7.10
Prof. Oyama and Assistant Prof. Shioya received the Academic Conference Presentation Award in the oral presentation section at the 36th Annual Conference of The Japanese Association for Arid Land Studies, held at Hirosaki University on June 7-8, 2025. The presentation title was: Research Institute for Humanity and Nature (RIHN), Objectives of the Organic Material Circulation...
2025.6.17
To commemorate the day, Oyama PL’s efforts to transform deserts with waste and livestock were highlighted on the Japanese government’s social media account. The post can be viewed at the following URL: 【Facebook】 https://www.facebook.com/JapanGov/posts/pfbid0CagEe36Zf8tmMqUCvbhjG3gpQstEtvSpJLUt3sP1Goo4LQJsppzdN2Ghd9BAVdPMl 【X】 （JapanGov）https://x.com/JapanG...
2025.5.16
Unique reused tote bags from “Compost House,” a collaborative work by artist Takeshi Yasura and the Organic Material Circulation project, are now on sale at Mori Art Museum Shop 53 (53F, Roppongi Hills Mori Tower). From the selection of the reused bags to the silk-screening, everything is carefully done by hand, and no two bags have the same design. https://t.co/sfVveEmkMy
2025.5.1
Sprinkling garbage on deserts to make them greener, solve humanitarian crises such as famine and conflict, and create a peaceful society. Oyama PL’s practical efforts in Niger using garbage were featured in Big Issue Japan.
2025.4.9
The project initiative “Don’t burn trash, return it to nature” reported by PL Oyama at the media roundtable meeting held by RIHN on February 20 was featured in the Kankyo Shimbun dated March 5. Kankyo Shimbun Online (Registration is required to view articles)https://www.kankyo-news.co.jp/subscription
2025.4.9
Oyama PL’s presentation at the 11th World OMOSIROI Award ceremony held on February 25, 2025 was streamed on YouTube. Please click the link below. Shuichi Oyama / Presentation World OMOSIROI Award 11th.
2025.3.20
The Japan News by the YOMIURI SHIMBUN evening edition dated March 19, Eeyan! KANSAI” featured the project’s activities. The article introduces my unique composting project at the Westin Miyako Hotel Kyoto (Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto City) as a measure against food loss. Executive Chef Yasuhiro Yoshida and Jun Mori of Hidekichi Mori Farm are also featured in the newspaper. A...