WOTA Wins Top Prize at the 11th Japan Resilience Award (Kyojinka Taisho) 2025
WOTA has received the Grand Prize at the 11th Japan Resilience Award (Kyojinka Taisho) 2025 in recognition of its technologies that ensure access to water during disasters.
These include the WOTA BOX, a water regeneration shower, and WOSH, a handwashing station designed for emergency use during water outages, as well as a small-scale decentralized water regeneration system for homes that reduces disaster risk while supporting everyday use.
Award Title:
Grand Prize, 11th Japan Resilience Award (Kyojinka Taisho) 2025
Awarded Project:
Creating Communities Resilient to Water Outages through a “Small-Scale Decentralized Water Regeneration System”
About the Japan Resilience Award (Kyojinka Taisho)
This award is presented by the Resilience Japan Promotion Council, a general incorporated association. It recognizes and honors advanced initiatives across Japan that contribute to building a resilient society for future generations.
The awards are presented in four categories: Corporate & Industry, Local Government, Educational Institutions and NPO & Civic Activities
About the Resilience Japan Promotion Council (General Incorporated Association)
Established in response to the Cabinet approval of the Basic Plan for National Resilience in June 2014, the Resilience Japan Promotion Council was founded with the goal of harnessing private-sector expertise to promote national resilience.
Since its inception, the Council has played a key role in developing and advancing comprehensive resilience-related initiatives. It brings together stakeholders from industry, academia, government, and civil society to form various working groups, and organizes symposiums and seminars. It also operates the Japan Resilience Award (Kyojinka Taisho) and works in collaboration with the government to enhance public understanding and awareness of resilience.
Additionally, the Council is the sole certifying body for the “National Resilience Contribution Organization Certification” (Resilience Certification), established by the Cabinet Secretariat’s Office for the Promotion of National Resilience in April 2016. Through this role, it supports companies and organizations in strengthening their disaster preparedness and business continuity efforts.
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