In 2017 the focus was on renewable energy, in 2018 on energy efficiency and in 2020 on management and education. Colleagues from ICU, Sophia University, Ritsumeikan University, Tokyo City University, Tokyo Kasei University, Toho University and Chiba University of Commerce jointly organized these workshops. The workshops received generous financial support from Japan ICU Foundation in New York, and from the German JSPS Alumni Association. A key motivation for organizing these workshops was the urgent need for Japan to replace nuclear energy by sustainable forms of energy, and to aim at a...

Post Fukushima, there are rich opportunities in Japan for renewable energy and energy efficiency, yet without proper ethics humanity may stumble again. The book begins with Christ Centered Stewardship for the Environment. Then it shows the great opportunities particularly in Japan regarding full renewable energy supply. To begin sweeping in front of his own door, the author presents a feasibility study for wood gas co-generation at his university in suburban Tokyo. As for sustainable energy efficient architecture, Kaufmann Bausysteme GmbH (KBS) equipped a Social Center in Austria with cross...