SAKIGAKE管理人 Happy New Year. We would like to express our sincere gratitude for the generous support and interest you have shown in SAKIGAKE JAPAN over the past year.
At the end of 2025, we spent the Christmas season in Jakarta, Indonesia. The Tokyo Metropolitan Government–led Global South GX Project has now entered its full-scale implementation phase, and we are working closely with local partners to bring concrete solutions to the field.
For more details on the Global South GX Project, please see the link below:
GX Social Implementation Starting from the Global South
Through this project, we are deploying solar-powered mobile refrigeration and freezing units in Indonesia, with the goal of simultaneously achieving:
- Decarbonization of the cold chain
- Construction of resilient, distributed infrastructure that continues operating during disasters
- Redesign of local value chains
Rather than simply introducing technology, we are taking on the challenge of building a regenerative (self-sustaining) business model—one that is used locally, takes root in the community, and continues to circulate—step by step together with our partners.
On the ground in the Global South, we see real challenges and real opportunities to advance GX and disaster resilience at the same time.
A Year of Dialogue and Implementation, Reflected in Distance Traveled
Looking back on 2025, it was a year that took us across the globe.
- Number of flights: 64
- Total distance traveled: approximately 130,000 km (about three times around the Earth)
While this represents a significant increase from the previous year (35 flights, approximately 80,000 km), these journeys were far more than simple travel. They were opportunities to engage directly with governments, municipalities, companies, and research institutions—seeing conditions firsthand, exchanging perspectives, and shaping solutions together.
“The quantity of information is proportional to distance traveled, and the quality of information is proportional to experience.”
This was a year in which we truly felt the meaning of that phrase.
Looking Ahead to 2026 — From the Field to the World
In 2026, we will focus on translating the international networks and insights we have built into tangible implementation and measurable outcomes.
- International deployment of GX × disaster resilience × distributed infrastructure
- Development of new collaborative models originating from the Global South
- Elevating Japan’s advanced technologies to globally adopted standards
SAKIGAKE JAPAN will continue to engage directly with communities, deepen dialogue, and pursue new challenges.
We look forward to your continued support in the coming year.
May 2026 be a fruitful and rewarding year for all of you.
