Born in Kamaishi City in 1965. Kano Junichi used to own a sweets shop in Kamaishi while engaging in community activities, until 2004 where he established a NPO support centre. Thereafter, he had been involved in a wide variety of activities until his office was destroyed by the Great East Japan Disaster in 2011. He restarted his NPO activities soon after to contribute to the recovery of the disaster victims. He is currently the Director of @Ria NPO Support Center, which was collaboratively established with intermediary support organizations in Iwate Prefecture.
