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Sawayaka Welfare Foundation
The Sawayaka Welfare Foundation (, ''Sawayaka Fukushi Zaidan'') is a Japanese foundation. Founded in 1991 by Tsutomu Hotta, former inspector and lawyer, under the name Sawayaka Welfare Promotion Center, it has been promoting its Fureai kippu system as a means to make a new “ Fureai society”. See also * Local currency In economics, a local currency is a currency that can be spent in a particular geographical locality at participating organisations. A regional currency is a form of local currency encompassing a larger geographical area, while a community curren ... External links ;Official site Sawayaka Welfare Foundation(in Japanese) *Sawayaka Welfare Foundation(English document) {{Japan-org-stub Foundations based in Japan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Tsutomu is a masculine Japanese given name. Possible writings ''Tsutomu can be written using different kanji characters. Here are some examples: *勉, "make effort" *務, "affairs" *務武, "affairs, warrior" *勤, "diligence" *努, "strive" The name can also be written in hiragana つとむ or katakana ツトム. Notable people with the name *,Japanese manga artist *, Japanese general in the Imperial Japanese Army *, Japanese tenor *, former Japanese shihan *, Japanese football player *, Japanese politician *, Japanese Greco-Roman wrestler *, Japanese film director *, Japanese wrestler *, Japanese ice hockey player *, Japanese politician and Prime Minister of Japan *, Japanese rugby union player *, Japanese professional golfer *, Japanese head coach of the Sun Rockers Shibuya *, Japanese actor and voice actor *, Japanese former manager *, Japanese former Nippon Professional Baseball pitcher *, Japanese voice actor *, Japanese ice hockey player, coach and administrator * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fureai Kippu
Fureai kippu (in Japanese ふれあい切符: Caring Relationship Tickets) is a Japanese sectoral currency created in 1995 by the Sawayaka Welfare Foundation so that people could earn credits helping seniors in their community. The basic unit of account is an hour of service to an elderly person. Sometimes seniors help each other and earn the credits, other times family members in other communities earn credits and transfer them to their parents who live elsewhere. For example, an elderly woman who no longer has a driver’s license; if you shop for her, you get credit for that, based on the kind of service and the number of hours. These credits accumulate- users may keep them for when they become sick or elderly themselves, then use the credits in exchange for services. Alternatively, the users may transfer credits to someone else. A surprising part of the project has been that the elderly tend to prefer the services provided by people paid in Fureai Kippu over those paid in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fureai
''Fureai'' () is a Japanese term to refer to the formation of emotional connection between people of different age group and/or profession within the community. Linguistic definition The word "Fureai" is composed of "Fure" (of "Fureru" (), to touch/contact) and "ai" (, a sign to show the mutuality). "Fureai" approximates the English expressions for "mutual touch" or "mutual contact". Generally, the word "Fureai"" is used in the following contexts: * Only applied for socially-beneficial realms (such as welfare, education and environmental protection) * Evaluates emotional relationship while excluding exchange of technical knowledge and/or arrangement of political/economic interests * makes it necessary that humans (or between human(s) and animals) keep in face to face contact, excluding connections by Internet, mobile phones and other IT devices. The following are examples of correct usage in Japan: * ''Fureai'' between children and carers at a kindergarten * ''Fureai'' betwee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Local Currency
In economics, a local currency is a currency that can be spent in a particular geographical locality at participating organisations. A regional currency is a form of local currency encompassing a larger geographical area, while a community currency might be local or be used for exchange within an online community. A local currency acts as a complementary currency to a national currency, rather than replacing it, and aims to encourage spending within a local community, especially with locally owned businesses. Such currencies may not be backed by a national government nor be legal tender. About 300 complementary currencies, including local currencies, are listed in the Complementary Currency Resource Center worldwide database. Terminology Some definitions: * Complementary currency - is used as a complement to a national currency, as a medium of exchange, which is usually not legal tender. * Community currency - a complementary currency used by a group with a common bond, such ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
