Zenbird Editorial TeamJapan’s Ministry of the Environment, in collaboration with the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and the Consumer Affairs Agency, has launched a nationwide Sustainable Fashion Partner Scheme to accelerate resource circulation across the...
Japanese conglomerates Hitachi, Ltd., Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL), and Japan Airlines Co., Ltd. (JAL) signed a memorandum of understanding to launch Japan’s first trial of Direct Ocean Capture technology on Kume Island in Okinawa...
Last week on August 13, Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) issued a Level 5 Emergency Warning for heavy rain across 22 municipalities in Chiba Prefecture, after record-breaking rainfall (over 100mm in a single hour in some areas). There was...
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...
