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JSC Advisor joined IWA International Conference on Non-Sewered Sanitation Systems (ICNSS 2026) held at Indian Institute of Technology Palakkad, KeraLa, India on 09-12 July 2026

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IWA International Conference on Non-Sewered Sanitation Systems (ICNSS 2026) held at Indian Institute of Technology Palakkad, Kerala, India on 09-12 July 2026 https://www.iwa-network.org/events/the-2nd-iwa-conference-on-non-sewered-sanitation-nss-systems-1 JSC Advisor made the following presentations. -Professionalization of Onsite Sanitation & Wastewater Management -Johkasou Act (1983) – Comprehensive Reform of Onsite Sanitation & Wastewater Management in Japan –

JSC joined ADBI-JICA Workshop ‘Experts Dialogue on Challenges in Designing and Implementing City-Wide Inclusive Sanitation (CWIS) Projects’ on Oct. 14-15

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ADBI-JICA Workshop ‘Experts Dialogue on Challenges in Designing and Implementing City-Wide Inclusive Sanitation (CWIS) Projectshttps://www.adb.org/adbi/events/experts-dialogue-on-challenges-in-designing-and-implementing-city-wide-inclusive-sanitation-cwis-projects The followings are the presentations made in the Workshop by the JSC members.-Challenges of Fecal Sludge Management ーFinancing FSMー -Subsidized pit latrine emptying, LWSC, Zambia -Challenges of Fecal Sludge Management (FSM) in 3 CWIS Model Cases -Japan’s On-site Sanitation/Wastewater Management … Read more

September 10 is Sewerage Day!

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“Sewerage Day” originated in 1961 as the “National Sewerage Promotion Day.” It was established through consultations between the Ministry of Construction (now the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism), the Ministry of Health and Welfare (whose wastewater-related jurisdiction was later transferred to the Ministry of the Environment), and the predecessor to the Japan Sewage … Read more

JSC and ADB have signed a Memorandum of understanding (MoU)

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The Japan sanitation Consortium (JSC) is proud to announce that, on 3 September 2026, the consortium has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to foster collaboration and develop capacity development programs. Established in 2009, JSC is a water knowledge hub for sanitation in the Asia and the Pacific region, … Read more

Announcement of the 21th Meeting of the Japan Sanitation Consortium Steering Committee

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The 21th Meeting of the Japan Sanitation Consortium (JSC) Steering Committee (Chair: Dr. Keisuke Hanaki, Professor Emeritus, The University of Tokyo; Professor Emeritus, Toyo University) will be convened as follows: Date and Time Wednesday, June 10, 2026, 10:30–12:00 Venue Fureai Furusato Hall, 2nd Floor Tokyo Niigata Kenjinkai Building 1-13-6 Ueno, Taito-ku, Tokyo 110-0005 The following … Read more