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KOSO NIPPON

Japanese think tank running residents councils across the country

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Tokyo
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Evidence of this project's impact

156 Number of local governments that have implemented Residents Councils 335 Total number of Residents Councils held 308,000 Number of invitation letters sent to residents 11,424 Number of Residents Council (Source) — 2025-04

156 Number of local governments that have implemented Residents Councils 335 (1 held by the national government) Total number of Residents Councils held 308,000 Number of invitation letters sent to residents 11,424 Number of Residents Council participants (Source) — 03-2023

Org. type
Non-profit / charity / foundation
Project type
Organization
Country
Japan (Nihon or Nippon) 🇯🇵
Language(s)
English
Categories
Participatory democracy, Sortition & Citizen Assemblies, Think tanks
Added
2025-02-14
Last modified
2026-07-12T16:45:06.000Z

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Metrics of success
156 Number of local governments that have implemented Residents Councils 335 Total number of Residents Councils held 308,000 Number of invitation letters sent to residents 11,424 Number of Residents Council, 156 Number of local governments that have implemented Residents Councils 335 (1 held by the national government) Total number of Residents Councils held 308,000 Number of invitation letters sent to residents 11,424 Number of Residents Council participants
Geographic focus
Japan (Nihon or Nippon) 🇯🇵
Geographic focus — country
Japan (Nihon or Nippon) 🇯🇵

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