The Fukuoka-based craft sake brewery LIBROM Inc. has launched an investment-style crowdfunding campaign to support its circular brewing model, which transforms local, non-standard produce into unique alcoholic beverages. The fund, managed by Music...
Suntory Holdings Limited has launched a new demonstration project to close the loop on food waste, converting food waste into organic fertiliser using earthworms. The project is located in the TOKYO TORCH district, a major urban development in...
Japanese biotechnology startup Fermenstation Co., Ltd. has developed a new cosmetic ingredient by upcycling yuzu citrus waste from Kochi Prefecture. The ingredient, named Yuzu Pulp Extract, will feature as an original moisturising component in a new...
A coalition of 64 organisations from 26 countries and regions has launched an international online petition demanding that the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) uphold their long-standing policies of not financing nuclear power...
Omuta City, a historic centre of Japan’s coal industry, aims to make its mark with circular energy by paving its roads with asphalt made using recycled cooking oil. The “Roa(d)cal SDGs Project,” initiated by the Saga-based Tanaka...
Building technology start-up VUILD Inc., in partnership with football club operator Sports X, has unveiled a proposal for a new home stadium for Fukushima United FC. The plan details a circular wooden structure built with community participation...
Gibier Skincare has launched three new products that features an unusual combination of waste resource usage and sustainable beauty: using refined wild boar faty. The Nagano-based company released its innovative “Gibier Powder Shampoo,” a multi-use...
Mitsubishi Corporation has withdrawn from three large-scale offshore wind projects in Akita and Chiba, a move that challenges Japan’s renewable energy strategy and prompts calls for urgent government policy reform. The 1.7-gigawatt projects were...
Plat Yonezawa Co., Ltd. and the 360° Yonezawa Open Factory Executive Committee announced they will hold the third annual “360° Yonezawa Open Factory” event from 11 to 13 September. The city-wide initiative provides public access to the...
The Association for the Promotion of Research on Production Technology has started recruitment for its 2025 special research group on the “Advanced Circular Use of Steel Scrap.” The group, led by Associate Professor Ichiro Daigo of The...