Kirk here noting that Earth Day came and went without much notice in Japan (or Kumamoto) this year. It was Friday. The Water Summit that is underway now could have been connected to Earth Day but as far as I can see, it wasn’t. Earth Day was once a bit more of a “thing” in Kumamoto. I searched in Japanese (アースデイ、地球の日) and found stuff from several years ago but came up almost completely empty-handed for events, etc. in Kumamoto this year.
What got me thinking about this was a podcast on the topic of how Earth Day got started in the U.S. In fact, until I heard the podcast, I had completely forgotten about Earth Day this year. If you enjoy podcasts, I recommend the following:
THROUGHLINE Force of Nature (2021) https://www.npr.org/2022/04/08/1091840917/force-of-nature-2021
