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2025.6.17

On June 17, the World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought, Oyama PL’s activities were featured on Japan’s official social media account, Ja...

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...

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2025.5.21

Oyama PL served as a lecturer (master) at the convection spot sponsored by Knowledge Capital!

At the Convection Spot held at SpringX on the 2nd floor of the North Building of Grand Front Osaka on May 21, I introduced my initiatives as leader of the Organic Material Circulation Project in Niger and Ghana, Uganda and Djibouti, Zambia, and Japan (Kyoto). Under the slogan “Cleaning the City, Greening the Land,” the project aims to solve environmental problems by returni...

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2025.5.19

Presentation at the Japan Association for African Studies (Oyama, Shioya, Aoike, Noda)

At the Japan Association for African Studies (Kyoto University), sub-leader Akiyo Shioya presented “Recycling of Organic Waste in Kampala, Uganda: Utilization of food waste and expansion of pig farming”, researcher Aoike presented “Climate Change and Incidents of Fire in Arid Urban Areas: Reflections on Frequent Fires that Threaten the Citizens of Niamey, Niger”, researcher ...

Awards & Media Coverage

2025.5.16

Unique tote bags from “Compost House” now on sale at Mori Art Museum (artist: Takeshi Yasura)

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

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2025.5.12

Providing “composting classes” at two Uji Tawara Town elementary schools

Same as last year, we are offering classes for 4th graders at two elementary schools as part of their comprehensive learning program from May 12 to June 30. The two schools are Tawara Elementary School and Ujitawara Elementary School, both located in the town of Ujitawara. PL Oyama and researcher Noda will visit the elementary schools every other week to give classes. The t...

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2025.5.1

Published in Big Issue Japan vol.502 (Oyama PL, May 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.

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2025.4.11

Oyama PL’s research was featured in “KyotoU Future Commons: 125 Solutions for Our Global Society” published by Kyoto University.

The knowledge fostered by Kyoto University researchers will spread beyond time and space, creating further knowledge for the future and leading to solutions for the challenges facing the world. This booklet presents the visions of the future as envisioned by 125 researchers through the messages they have sent, and conveys the power of change that research can bring to societ...

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2025.4.9

The project’s efforts were featured in the Kankyo Shimbun (March 5).

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

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2025.4.9

World OMOSIROI Award acceptance speech streamed on YouTube

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.

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2025.4.8

Collaborative Researcher Yumi Yamanashi (Kyoto City Zoo) has authored a research paper titled “A comparison of attitudes towards animal welfare between Briti...

A paper by Yumi Yamanashi (Principal Researcher, Center for Research and Education of Wildlife, Kyoto City Zoo), a collaborative researcher for the Organic Material Circulation Project has been published in the academic journal Public Library of Science (PLoS).

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2025.3.20

The project’s efforts were featured in The Japan News by the YOMIURI SHIMBUN (March 19, evening edition)

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...

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2025.3.13

Hello from Satellite RIHN” (March 19-25) at Kyoto City University of Arts

In the special exhibition, “Hello from Satellite RIHN – An Institute where Dialogue is Born,” five researchers from RIHN are conducting their daily research activities at the venue during the period. Kentaro Noda, a researcher from this project, will participate on March 20 (Thursday, national holiday) and March 24 (Monday). Place: Kyoto City University of Arts, Buildi...

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2025.3.13

Why don’t you grow plants with compost soil?” (March 16) Distribution event at 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa

DANCING WITH ALL: The Ecology of Empathy 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa✕ RIHN “Animarave” will distribute soil made from the compost house to the first 50 visitors on Sunday, March 16, the last day of the event.　 Soil will be distributed in original limited-edition tote bags designed by artist Takeshi Yasura. Date: March 16, 2025, 14:00-18:00 Place: 21st ...

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2025.2.27

Strawberry Charlotte” using strawberries grown in the project’s dry compost food cycle will be available (limited to March 2025, Westin Miyako Hotel).

The Westin Miyako Hotel Kyoto issued a press release titled “Promoting a Project to Realize Food Recycling: March Limited Sale of Special Strawberry Sweets Grown with Compost Derived from Food Waste”. Sweets using strawberries from Shimizu Farm in Seika Town, grown with compost made from dry compost, are available only during March. The Westin Miyako Hotel Kyoto, in coopera...

Awards & Media Coverage

2025.2.25

Oyama PL wins 11th World OMOSIROI Award

Professor Shuichi Oyama, PL (Project Leader) of Organic Material Circulatiuon Project, wins the 11th World OMOSIROI Award for his work on “With the slogan “Cleaning the Cities, Greening the Land”, this project aims to solve environmental problems by restoring the environment by returning urban waste to degraded land. The award ceremony was held on February 22, 2025 at Gran...

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2025.1.25

The Project activity was featured in the newspaper “Le Canard” in Niger.

“Le Canard”, newspaper in Niger West Africa, featured the Project activities and result on the Jan.25th 2025 edition. Some of the highlights in the article were: Source: LE CANARD（French language）https://lecanarddechaineniger.com/2025/01/21/restauration-des-terres-degradees-au-niger-utiliser-les-dechets-menagers-pour-fertiliser-les-sols-des-champs/ Check the PDF here. New...

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Activities

2024.12.23

Zambia Survey (Oyama PL, December 12-20)

In Lusaka, the capital of Zambia, we are engaged in pig farming using urban food waste. The food scraps collected are tomato and cabbage leaves that cannot be sold at local markets, Nsima (porridge), vegetable scraps. And other food scraps which are discarded from local restaurants. 15 pigs will eat approximately 100 kg of food scraps in the morning and evening. The excreted...

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2024.12.23

Uganda Survey (Oyama PL December 2-12)

It was the first Uganda survey in 6 years. We were also able to revisit the research village, it had been a long time since we met with old friends. Uganda is a country where banana is the staple food. We will conduct agricultural experiments using urban organic waste in three locations in Uganda. Can we restore the soil in the fields that have been devastated by chemical fe...

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2024.12.1

Oyama gave a lecture at the Hiroshima Kyoto University Alumni Meeting.

Project Leader Oyama gave a general lecture at the Kyoto University Hiroshima Alumni Association. Kyoto University’s Hiroshima Alumni Association is held once a year on the last Wednesday of November at the ANA Crowne Plaza Hotel Hiroshima, and the public lecture is widely open to the public. On November 27, 2024, PL Oyama gave a lecture titled “Waste Saves the Planet:...

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2024.11.30

Youtube Video “How to start a Dry Compost” was Released

The project have put together a video on how to start a Chikyuken Compost (dry compost type) and uploaded it to Youtube. It is a 4 minutes video. Please check!(Photo 27) How to make Chikyuken Compost (dry compost type) Created by Organic Material Circulation ProjectVideo editing by Kentaro Noda, Supervised by Shuichi Oyama

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