One Million People’s Candle Night
On June 19, an event, One Million People’s Candle Night, took place at Zojo-ji temple near Tokyo Tower. The event’s aims were to encourage individuals to think about important issues such as society’s impact on the environment, world peace, reconstruction, and following earthquakes. The event was started in 2003 by the Daichi Wo Mamoru Kai (roughly translated as the group that protects soil), one of the most prominent organic food companies in Japan.