The DAC Mirai Support Cultural Foundation held a forest education trial tour for children in Akaigawa Village, Hokkaido, in March. The programme is titled “Mori-iku Ridgeline Hiking,” and...
Read onThe DAC Mirai Support Cultural Foundation held a forest education trial tour for children in Akaigawa Village, Hokkaido, in March. The programme is titled “Mori-iku Ridgeline Hiking,” and...
Read on*This article is a translated and edited version of a story originally published in January 2026 on “Green Hub in Asia,” a platform managed by the City of Yokohama’s International Affairs Bureau. It was produced by Harch Inc., the...
Shin-Mirai Co., Ltd. is a company focused on sustainable forest management, and they have announced a new nature positive project at Nasu Senbonmatsu Ranch in Tochigi Prefecture. It would integrates forest maintenance, biodiversity research, and...
Kyoto City is leveraging its history, culture, and a deep-rooted sense of “Shimatsu-no-kokoro”—a spirit of mindful frugality and respect for resources—to lead the transition to a circular economy. It aims to forge a new urban future...
The Ethical Spirits will soon launch its new signature gin, LAST EN, on 7 April. The Tokyo-based distillery produced the spirit using 14 different types of surplus materials, marking the highest number of upcycled ingredients in the company’s...
Sake, known in Japan as nihonshu (literally “Japanese alcohol”), is familiar to fans of fine beverages worldwide. Sake is brewed from rice, water, koji (a fermentation starter), and yeast. The process is complex, transforming starch into sugar and...