Kobe City: Consumer Lifestyle Lecture “The Current State of Food Loss and What We Can Do About It

Press Release (December 19, 2022) by
Consumer Affairs Center, Economy and Tourism Bureau

　The 2nd Consumer Affairs Lecture for FY2022 will be held as follows. Mr. Shoichiro Tabata of the Consumer Cooperative Co-op Kobe SDGs Promotion Department will be invited to give a lecture on the current situation of food loss and what you can do today to reduce food loss. In addition to the on-site participation, the lecture will be archived for viewing at a later date. Please register for this event.

Date and Time

Wednesday, February 1, 2022, 14:00-15:30 (Registration from 13:30)

(About archived distribution)

In addition to on-site participation, archived viewing will be available at a later date if desired.

(Applications for archived viewing only are also accepted. The URL for viewing will be provided to applicants at a later date.

Venue

Kobe Municipal Women’s Hall 5F “Sakura” (3-4-1 Tachibanadori, Chuo-ku, Kobe)

Lecturer

Mr. Shoichiro Tabata, Environmental Promotion, SDGs Promotion Division, Consumer Cooperative Co-op Kobe
Co-op Kobe has been promoting “Living with the Natural Environment” as its theme, through “Food Drive” in which households bring surplus food to stores and donate it to food banks, etc., and “Temaedori” campaign in which food is purchased from the front shelf of products, etc.
We promote better consumer behavior and campaigns together with local residents.

4. Attendance Fee

Free of charge

5. Capacity

Capacity: 70 people (advance registration required. If there are too many applications, a lottery will be held.)

There is no capacity for archived distribution.

6. Application Method

Please apply in advance from the Kobe City event application website.

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Or call the Consumer Affairs Center (078-371-1247, except Saturdays, Sundays and holidays).

7. Application period

Monday, December 19, 2022 – Friday, January 13, 2023

8. Inquiries to

City General Call Center (8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., every day of the year)

Phone: 0570-083330 or 078-333-3330

FAX: 078-333-3314

9. Sponsor

City of Kobe

10. Other

• The event may be cancelled depending on the infection status of the new coronavirus.
• The event will be held with sufficient seating space and adequate ventilation.
• Please be sure to wear a mask in the venue.
• Please take your temperature and sanitize your hands upon entering the venue.
• Please refrain from participating if you are not feeling well.