Tokyo Board Industries Co., Ltd. and Sanyo UD Co., Ltd. has started a joint closed-loop material recycling initiative for construction wood waste in Japan. Under the official Wide-Area Certification System, wood waste generated at building sites...
Japanese agricultural enterprise Nijimachi Ltd. achieved international B Corp certification on 8 September for its regional resource-circulating tomato farming model. The producer operates a closed-loop system that captures waste heat and carbon...
Housing manufacturer Asahi Kasei Homes Corporation and interior materials producer TOLI Corporation have established a joint resource circulation scheme to horizontally recycle domestic carpet tile offcuts across Japan. The companies commenced...
Asahi Glass Foundation’s seventh annual Survey on the Awareness of Environmental Issues Among the General Public released this month, revealing teenagers are nearly twice as likely as adults to believe humanity can still solve climate change. ...
This October, artists, craftspeople and designers from as far as London, Milan, Mumbai and Doha will set up alongside Kyoto’s own workshops. Kyoto YouMe Triennale, a new international art, design and craft event, is launching its first edition...


