Good Man Service is introducing a new tourism experience that combines tourism with disaster preparedness. Last month, they launched “Evacuation Site Seeing: Disaster Prevention Tourism,” which highlights destinations that serve as both...
In the fiscal year 2023, the lightweighting rate of designated PET bottles reached 28.4%, with a recycling rate of 85.0%, according to the Plastic Waste Management Institute. On December 24, the Japan Plastics Circulation Utilisation Association...
On December 20, 2024, Japan’s Ministry of the Environment announced the opening of applications for the fiscal year 2024 “Advanced Resource Recycling Investment Promotion Project.” The initiative targets industries classified as...
Notohahaso Co., Ltd., a producer of diverse charcoal products for tea ceremonies and leisure use, launched a crowdfunding project on the CAMPFIRE platform. The project seeks to rebuild kilns affected by the devastating Noto Peninsula Earthquake and...
The Nara Chamber of Commerce and Industry, in partnership with Nara Prefecture, West Japan Railway Company (JR West), and nine local governments along the railway lines, will launch the “Nara SLOW & LOOP” project to enhance slow...
Ready ON Co., Ltd. and Kyoto City signed a Memorandum of Understanding to address the challenge of neglected bamboo forests through a project titled “Contributing to Proper Bamboo Forest Management through Product Development and E-commerce...
ECOMMIT, a company specialising in the collection, sorting, and redistribution of unwanted items, has teamed up with Sacs Bar to introduce an in-store collection program for bags and wallets. This program will run from January 15 to 31, 2025, at 30...
Dai-ei Environmental Co., Ltd., Resource Circulation Systems Co., Ltd., Yagikuma Co., Ltd., and Uniadex, Ltd. have launched the “iCEP PLASTICS Total Recycling Coordination Service” to address plastic waste in the construction industry...
Representatives from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Ministry of Transport recently visited Cat Cafe MOCHA in Shibuya, Tokyo, to learn about Japan’s animal welfare practices. The visit was held last week on November 13, and was part of an...
The environmental NGO Rainforest Action Network (RAN) has released its “Keep Forests Standing: Forest & Human Rights Policy Rankings 2024,” revealing how major consumer goods companies contribute to deforestation and human rights...