As many of you may know, Kumamoto is the first city in Japan (and in Asia!) to be officially accredited as a “fair trade city”:

http://www.japanfs.org/en/news/archives/news_id031200.html

Tomorrow, Fair Trade Live 2015, a worldwide event, will begin in Kumamoto at 12 noon Japan time. You can view the event live at the following URL:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTS5Ec6nBVs

Yours truly (Kirk Masden) will assist with interpretation between Japanese and English and is hoping not to make too many embarrassing mistakes. :)

Here’s another website related to the event:

http://wfto.com/events/fair-trade-live-2015-worldwide-event

http://www.fairtrade-kumamoto.com/index.php/english