The bustling Umeda district in Osaka welcomed a new type of destination earlier this month: PLAT UMEKITA. Located at the heart of the newly opened Grand Green Osaka, just north of JR Osaka Station, PLAT UMEKITA is introducing a novel concept called...
Starting this month, Ito-Yokado is expanding its household used cooking oil recycling initiative across all its stores in Tokyo, aiming to help everyday consumers reduce food waste. The supermarket chain, a subsidiary of Seven & i Holdings, is...
Seven-Eleven Japan and AGC have announced Japan’s first successful initiative to recycle discarded glass from store equipment for use in new store facilities. The collaboration involves collecting and repurposing approximately four tons of glass...
TAKEEI Corporation is launching a solar panel recycling business in Soma City, Fukushima Prefecture, aiming to address the looming environmental challenge of mass disposal of aging solar panels, many of which are expected to reach the end of their...
Harch Inc., parent company fo Zenbird Media, will organize the “Akasaka Circular City Conference & Tourism 2024” on October 8, an event that will bring together businesses, startups, and sustainability leaders to explore the future...
A new store in Saitama Prefecture is offering consumers an opportunity to save money while reducing food waste. “Akakichi,” a recently opened grocery store in Warabi City, specializes in selling products that would typically go to waste...
Pizza 4P’s Tokyo has partnered with Patagonia Provisions to introduce a special menu featuring pasta certified to promote soil regeneration. The new dish debuted last week, and showcased Patagonia Provisions’ “organic pasta,” part...
The annual “Ruins Restoration Marche” in Minakami Onsen Town, Gunma Prefecture, began in 2022 as an initiative to rediscover and showcase the hidden charm of neglected buildings in the historic town, and the third event will be held on...
Japan’s Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries has released a draft guide for calculating the carbon footprint (CFP) of processed foods, part of the government’s effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the food industry. Japan’s...
Shodoshima, a scenic island in Japan’s Seto Inland Sea, will begin its first trial of autonomous buses as part of sustainable development on the island. Next week from September 12 to 17, a Level 2 autonomous bus, equipped with technology that...