Specialty retailer Seisuke Knife launched a monthly rental service for high-quality, Japanese-made kitchen knives, offered through the rental platform Kauriru. This allows consumers an accessible way to experience artisan-crafted blades without the...
A project to build a new town hall in Ama, a remote town in the Oki Islands, has won a 2025 Good Design Award for its community-led and circular approach to public architecture. The “Ama Maru” project transformed the building’s first...
Tokyo Tatemono Co., Ltd. will hold its third “Mori no Ichi” (Forest Market) event at Otemachi Tower from 19 to 21 November 2025, introducing the “Shinkokyu BAR” (Forest Breathing BAR), a concept designed to offer a moment of...
The Meguro River Minna no Illumination Executive Committee will hold its annual winter light display from December to January. Now in its 15th year, the event will once again illuminate a stretch of the Meguro River using 100% renewable energy...
A new project in Gifu Prefecture is using corporate cardboard waste to tackle one of the region’s social issues of outflow of young talent. Sunwaspa, a Gifu-based company, has launched “GLink,” a regional circular programme that connects local...
WIRED Japan has announced the four winners of its Regenerative Company Award 2025, this year focusing on the theme of “regenerative food.” The award recognises businesses that actively work to restore social, ecological and economic...
Hydrogen Technology Inc. has announced the first use of a low-emission “water glass” derived from its hydrogen production process in a cement-free geopolymer concrete. The new material was incorporated into Cemenon®, a geopolymer concrete, and used...
Yushokuboya, a restaurant company based in Kagawa Prefecture, has launched “Sanuki Udon Uni” last month, a new sustainable food product that turns waste from Sanuki udon noodles into feed for farmed sea urchins. The project is a...
The Public-Private Partnership Promotion Organization has awarded eight municipalities for their outstanding contributions to regional revitalisation at the 3rd Regional Revitalization AWARD ceremony in Tokyo last week. Supported by the Cabinet...
Maeda Kosen Co., Ltd., a Japanese manufacturer of civil engineering materials, has launched “Ecosheep,” a new vegetation sheet designed to prevent soil erosion. The product is made entirely from natural animal and plant fibres, offering...