Maruyama Group Inc. has acquired the international animal welfare certification Certified Humane® for its Zao Kogen Farm Japan Z cage-free eggs, making it the first producer in Japan to achieve this standard. Operating in Miyagi Prefecture, Maruyama...
Tokoname City Tourist Association has launched 15 experience-based tours focused on traditional crafts and gastronomy to promote sustainable tourism in Aichi Prefecture. Supported by the Japan Tourism Agency, the association developed the programmes...
Shizuoka City has introduced a two-day regional craft tourism itinerary centred on hands-on artisan workshops and the traditional bamboo exhibition “Take, Hikari” (translated into “Bamboo, Light”.) The route includes the...
ineRobo has completed a field trial combining robotic seeding with volunteer manual harvesting, testing an operational model to support small-scale rice farming. The demonstration took place in a paddy field in Kitakyushu City. For the initial...
Junkan-mai, a circular rice cultivated from composted corporate food waste by company Bondish, will expand its year-round supply to eight corporate dining facilities from November following an autumn harvest of approximately 16 tonnes. The Junkan...


