The Japan Forward 2025-2026 Ignite Series

#01 Be a Global Catalyst for Communications	Tetsu Den
#02 A World of Generosity	Keinosuke Muto
#03 Friends: Beyond the Differences	Anna Koga
#04 Opening the 'Power of 'Why'	Lynne Mizushima
#05 Inspired by 'Just a Man'	Shigeo Nonaka
#06 Abduction is a Global Issue	Masakazu Takata
#07 A First Step to Solve the Abduction Issue	Zui Gu
#08 Passing the Baton in the Abductions Issue	Sakura Morie
#09 Silent Victims of Abduction by North Korea	Uta Fuchiwaki
#10 Universal Girls' Education: Start with 'Small Sparks of Inspiration'	Riko Fujioka
#11 Learning in 'The What If Zone'	Airi Tada
#12 Connecting Hearts by Creating New Places	Ruka Hayashi
#13 Students in Science Power Social Innovation	Misaki Ozawa
#14 Looking Through the Glass	Eiji Tateishi
#15 Beyond Believing in God	Kenta Fujiwara
#16 Belonging Beyond Borders	Momo Mineyama
#17 Refugees Changed My Values	Ririko Yuya
#18 What My Little Cousin with a Disability Taught Me	Kinu Watanabe
#19 Discovering the Meaning of Identity	Suzu Hattori
#20 Open Your Eyes	Aoi Waki
#21 A Small Gesture of Kindness	Misaki Yamada
#22 Thank You Without Saying	Haruto Tsuchiya
#23 Cinematic Bridges	Kouko Okamura
#24 To Quarrel or Debate, That is the Question	Shuto Nakamura
#25 On 'Flight'	Ria Sugawara
#26 My Passport to the World: How Communication Opened My Mind	Yuni Oh
#27 Finding Harmony Through Dialogue	Rui Konishi
#28 HUG ー Healing, Understanding, Giving	Rian Nishimiya
#29 From Annoyance to Understanding	Yuya Hayashi
#30 Abduction: Until They Return	Taishi Sushidabanchi
#31 How to Solve the Abduction Issue	Haru Murakami
#32 Bring the Abduction Issue Onto a Global Stage	Towako Ishikawa
#33 Everyone Has the Right To Be Happy	Koko Sugiyama
#34 What We Refuse to Lose Before Convenience Chooses for Us	Natsuki Eba
#35 The Knitted Bouquet	Saaya Kozeni
#36 The Invisible Smoking Room	Aiki Shirakawa
#37 Open the Box of Trauma	Risa Hirooka
#38 Share, Don't Scare ― Guide, Don't Hide	Miu Goto
#39 Connecting Beyond the Language Barrier	Kanna Ogura
#40 Disaster Recovery: Building Back Value for the Future	Kojiro Asano
#41 Rethinking Social Problem-Solving: Lessons from TOMODACHI and Noto	Haruno Shibata
#42 Tension and Change in Disaster Recovery on the Noto Peninsula	Keigo Konno
#43 Disaster Recovery: Learning from Listening to Those Involved	Haruhi Okudaira
#44 Rethinking Community Leadership for the Future in Noto	Keitakosashi Naka
#45 Disaster Recovery Secrets: Help From 'Community' Both Near and Far	Shiho Anzai
#46 How Can Disaster Reconstruction Reflect Regional Characteristics?	Mitsuhito Hirose
#47 When Disaster Recovery Listens to Those It's Intended For	Momoko Tsukada
#48 Disaster Reconstruction With the Community's Feelings In Mind	Moeko Yamada

Special Ignite University Project

The Unfiltered Reality of Stateless Children in Malaysia	Zhe Tian, Sakura Aoki and Yiting Chen, NPO Stateless Network Youth (Waseda University)
In Tanzania, Empowering Girls with Education for Life	Mikae Udagawa, Showa Women's University-Sakura Girls Secondary School (Tanzania) Project
Education of the Girls, by the Girls, for the Girls	Yuki Mogami, Showa Women's University-Sakura Girls Secondary School (Tanzania) Project
Making it to Yale in the World Scholar's Cup: What It's Like	Moa Maeda