• Building a society where the deaf play active roles

  In 2016, at the age of 29, Junto Ohki received the Rolex Awards in the Young Laureates category (for those aged 18 to 30) for his project, "Expansion of the Cloud-based Online Sign Language Dictionary."

• Sowing seeds of rainwater harvesting globally

  The Rolex Awards support pioneers who work on creative projects that make the world a better place.

• Rolex Partnerships - SATO Project

  The Asahi Shimbun launched SATO PROJECT for preserving the scenery of beautiful Japanese SATO (spiritual home of Japan) from environmental changes and depopulation.