Nakatsu City in Oita Prefecture formed a four party collaboration agreement to achieve carbon neutrality through the creation and distribution of J-Credits. The local government partnered with the Yamakunigawa Basin Forestry Cooperative, The Oita...
To mark its 140th anniversary, media organisation The Chunichi Shimbun launched a special publication printed with upcycled miso materials on August 5. The media titled it the “Tsunagu Hakko Project” (Connecting Fermentation Project) to...
Japanese bamboo manufacturer Yamagishi Bamboo Shop Co., Ltd., operating under the specialised brand Taketora, will hold an interactive bamboo handling session on 19 August in Budapest, Hungary, prior to participating in the Festival of Folk Arts at...
Unipotential has partnered with Seisoku Gakuen High School to conduct a school-approved vocational internship titled the “High School Sushi Chef Challenge” from 27 July to 6 August. Held at the company’s Yurakucho Kakida restaurant...
Kirameki no Mirai will continue its Kyoto-grown Menma Project for the third consecutive year, a project which transforms young bamboo from unmanaged groves in Yawata City, Kyoto Prefecture, into menma, a standard bamboo shoot ramen topping. Select...


