Izumiotsu City and Takaishi City in Osaka Prefecture have started collecting and recycling household used cooking oil, in a partnership to turn household waste into renewable energy. In Japan, households typically dispose of used tempura or cooking...
Panasonic Corporation is conducting another demonstration, this time with Osaka Prefecture, to reduce household food waste. By using artificial intelligence cameras installed inside refrigerators to monitor food inventory. A dedicated smartphone...
Come 5 September, THE NORTH FACE+ Sapporo Factory in Hokkaido will reopen with Eastern Japan’s first permanent REPAIR & CUSTOM service counter. The flagship store will integrated garment repair/maintenance and personalisation directly into...
Minamisoma City in Fukushima Prefecture is teaming up with tech venture Toresyoku Co., Ltd. for a joint industrial project in August to turn agricultural rice husks into industrial resin reinforcing materials and crop fertiliser. The idea is to...
Kameoka City in Kyoto Prefecture launched the Closed School Upcycle Instrument Project to transform waste materials from closed schools into musical instruments as a form of participatory circular economy through art and music. The project upcycles...
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