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Category: Social Action

Posted on May 9, 2025May 9, 2025

“Wrong Order” Restaurant

By Rev. Noriaki Fujimori

On a recent trip to Japan, I visited “Chibaru Shokudō,” an Okinawan restaurant in Okazaki City, Aichi Prefecture, that’s known as “wrong-order restaurant.” Elderly people suffering from Alzheimer’s disease work there.

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Posted on December 13, 2023

SDG #6: Clean Water and Sanitation

 

Buddhist leaders tackled water and sanitation in an online forum Saturday, the sixth of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), under the theme, “Buddhist Perspectives: Ensure Access to Water and Sanitation.” Continue reading “SDG #6: Clean Water and Sanitation”

Posted on June 27, 2022August 3, 2022

SDG #3: Good Health and Well Being

 Buddhist leaders tackled “Good Health and Well Being” in an online forum last week, the third of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), along with the theme, “What can we do now for our future? Buddhist Perspectives.” Continue reading “SDG #3: Good Health and Well Being”

Posted on March 18, 2022May 9, 2022

War and Jodo Shinshu

By Rev. Ken Yamada

What does Jodo Shinshu say about standing up to oppression and violence? With a war in Ukraine, conflicts in our own country and turmoil worldwide, that’s an important question. Continue reading “War and Jodo Shinshu”

Posted on December 15, 2021

SDG #2: Fighting World Hunger

By Rev. Ken Yamada

Buddhist leaders tackled world hunger in an online forum last week, the second of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), under the theme, “Zero Hunger: What can we do now for our future? Buddhist Perspectives.” Continue reading “SDG #2: Fighting World Hunger”

Posted on December 6, 2021

Coincidences, Coronavirus, and Life

By Rev. Noriaki Fujimori

 How do you view coincidences? Is life going according to plan? Is life different than you imagined? Have unexpected events shaped your life? Continue reading “Coincidences, Coronavirus, and Life”

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