Women’s Wellness is an area Zenbird Media began highlighting this year. While many of our readers understood the issues related to gender and equality in Japan, we wanted to shine some light into less talked about aspects like period poverty, the...
SORENA Corporation, which aims to contribute to environmental actions and create new industries in areas with shrinking populations, began selling wallets made of apple leather. Their signature Ringo Leather® is a synthetic leather that effectively...
Here are the top 11 popular reads by you, our readers, in 2022! The topics cover a wide range of topics, showing your diverse interest and awareness of the issues and topics in Japan. We also see a recognition of the common problems we share around...
Here are the top Zenbird articles that our readers were most interested in 2022! As food waste interest rises, more people are searching for solutions to tackle it, especially on an individual level and at home. Contents Japan’s services and...
Fashion is a hot topic in Japan, and the exciting variety of vegan, ethical, slow, and upcycled fashion is shining brighter every year. Furthermore, sustainable beauty products are getting attention in Japan too! Here is the list of fashion and...
Creating a circular economy is half the solution to tackling the climate crisis. It is also the replacement to most developed economies’ “make more, sell more, waste more” linear model. And we are heartened to see how many of our...
There are many issues regarding gender in Japan, particularly around gender equality and LGBTQ and diversity. Here are the top articles that Zenbird readers have been interested in 2022 regarding gender and equality. Contents What is LGBTQQIAAPPO2S...
This year, we saw considerably more interest in the climate crisis worldwide. Many factors went into it, including the Fridays for Future weekly demonstrations, leaders making public pledges to fight climate change, COP27, dire weather consequences...
（Japanese version below:日本語でのご案内は記事後半からとなります。） Another exciting media event is coming up on January 17th, 2023! This online event explores kominka, Japanese old folk houses, and how they are linked to sustainability. The event will be bilingual...
The term “paper furniture” may sound like a description of flimsy furniture, but the new cardboard furniture ideas from Kamikagu Co. Ltd. are anything but that. It was only last month when we also looked at the possibilities of cardboard, and...