Latest News

Friday, April 13, 2012

Welcome to Second Harvest Japan!

2HJ Speaks at Junten Middle School and High School! 4/11

Volunteer interview No.9: Ms. Sagane and Ms. Shiramizu 4/11

2HJ CEO Charles McJilton Speaks at The American School In Japan (ASIJ)! 4/5

Job Opportunity - Pantry Coordinator 3/6

Second Harvest Japan Annual Meeting on Mar 17

New Comic - San’ya Delivery 2/23

New Comic - Food Drive 2/21

2HJ Will Receive Surplus Food from Tokyo Marathon 2012!

2HJ Received Many Food Donations at the 46th Supermarket Trade Show!

What is foodbank ?

In Japan, 5 to 9 million tons of safe food are thrown away every year. On the other hand, hundreds of thousands of people live below the poverty line in the same country. Foodbanking is an activity to collect the food resources that would otherwise go to waste and redistribute them to those in need.

Thanks to your support, in 2011, Second Harvest Japan delivered about 1,500 tons of food (84% increase from 2010) to those most in need both in the disaster-stricken areas and other parts of Japan. But, there are still many people in need of our help while a lot of safe and edible food are thrown away for various reasons. We want to deliver more food to those in need. In order to make this happen, we need your help. Thank you very much for your support!

We need your support!
・Volunteer
・Make a donation
Now online donation is available!

Voice from our clients

Please read the stories of 2HJ’s clients!

No.1: Asian People’s Friendship Society

Data on the Poverty in Japan

Here are links to data about the poverty in Japan

Important announcements

Frequently Asked Questions are posted here. 1/30

Delivery Volunteer Drivers Needed for Northern Saitama!

Food for Thought—A Look at Food Banks in the U.S.A.

Turkey, Australia, Guatemala—Food Banks in Different Countries: No. 1 7/13

Food Pantry in the U.S.—Foodbanks in Different Countries: No. 2 8/10

Part 1: From Farm to Family

Part 2: “Stamp Out Hunger”—The Largest Single-Day Food Drive in the U.S.

Part 3: John van Hengel : The Founder of the First Food Bank

2HJ is now on Twitter! Follow us in English or in Japanese.

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Latest Event

Friday, December 02, 2011

Event Announcements

On Feb 26, Tokyo Marathon will be held in Tokyo! At this event, there will be food and drinks for runners at every pick-up point.

Second Harvest Japan (2HJ) will collect the food that will not have been used and distribute the food at charitable agencies and soup-kitchens. We thank all the sponsors who made this possible!

Tokyo Marathon’s website:
www.tokyo42195.org/2012/

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