OPA Co., Ltd., in collaboration with BIOTECHWORKS-H2, will hold the RE:♺ KOBE CITY FES from 20th September to 5th October. The event, supported by Kobe City, aims to promote a regional circulation of clothing by creating opportunities for citizens...
Automotive parts manufacturer Toyoda Gosei has collaborated with drugstore operator Amano Holdings to produce disaster preparedness bags from upcycled industrial materials. The bags were distributed to all Amano Holdings employees on 1 September to...
AGRIST Inc., a company promoting smart agriculture, has announced promising results from a demonstration of its AI-powered cucumber harvesting robot, developed to address Japan’s severe agricultural labour shortage. In a joint project with the...
Japan’s Ministry of the Environment has established a roadmap to commercialise artificial photosynthesis, a technology that converts carbon dioxide (CO2) into hydrogen and other chemical products. The plan aims for the first commercial use of...
Triple Value Co., Ltd. has launched a new product through its food upcycling brand, Re.BooooN!. The Additive-free Kyoho Grape Butter, which is made from non-standard Japanese Kyoho grapes that would otherwise be discarded. The product was developed...
Suitcase specialist firm Nihon Hozai has launched “ReCase,” a new nationwide service in Japan designed to tackle the mounting problem of unwanted and abandoned luggage. It provides a circular solution for suitcases left behind by...
Kuradashi, Inc. that it is recruiting up to 200 public testers for a project aimed at reducing household food loss. Their project is titled the “Use-it-all Challenge,” chosen for the ministry’s FY2024 Model Project for Promoting...
Sengan-en, a World Heritage site in Kagoshima, will introduce a personal mobility service from 1 October, making it the first such site to offer the comprehensive programme. It is a collaboration between operator Shimadzu Ltd. and Kagoshima Toyota...
TSUDA CONSTRUCTION COMPANY is establishing a regular market for salvaged building materials in Tokushima Prefecture, tackling what it calls the major industry issue of usable items being discarded even though they are not rubbish. The Osaka-based...
Kesennuma City, Miyagi Prefecture, will bring international software engineers to the region to develop technology-based solutions for local challenges. The “Kesennuma Hackatsuon,” Japan’s first event to combine a long-term...