Among the many aspects of decarbonizing our economies, transportation is a major discussion. However, there is little confidence in Japan fulfilling its October 2020 declaration to achieve zero carbon by 2050. Automakers such as Toyota have...
This Saturday, 6 November, Fridays For Future Japan will be holding a World Climate Action 1106 event in Shinjuku, Tokyo to protest against Japan’s support in coal. Fridays For Future Japan is demanding the abolition of coal-based energy generation...
For Halloween fans in Japan, the Shibuya Crossing has recently received much attention for its vast Halloween gathering. Maybe too much attention that we’d even go so far to ask if it is sustainable. But perhaps the Tokyo organization, TieUps Co...
Exchanging business cards is big business in Japan. 59.4% of business persons collect and store physical business cards in files or specialized name card boxes. A survey also showed that a businessperson in Tokyo exchanges 317 name cards on average...
The fashion industry is one the worst polluters in the world, responsible for 10% of global carbon emissions. One of the most effective ways to address this is to buy less. But how can we do it? We can choose to use our products as long as possible...
Back to Blue, a marine environment initiative collaboration between Economist Impact and The Nippon Foundation, released the first edition of the Plastic Management Index (PMI) report last Tuesday. The index assesses 25 countries’ ability to...
Another vegan ramen choice is coming your way soon in Yokohama City! The Yokohama Vegan Ramen project is getting ready to serve another vegan option to locals with a new dandan noodle meal through crowdfunding. Initiated by the RCE Yokohama Youth...
One can call the efforts of the youths of Fridays for Future Japan against climate change valiant. Despite Year Two of the pandemic preventing their activism from being more visible, their online strides have been consistent and unrelenting...
After a 40-minutes drive northwest from Kyoto City through the mountainous paths and luscious greens, you will come upon a wide basin where the modest Keihoku Town sits. Greenery sprawls the fields, and the sun lights the scene up, seemingly...
Agriculture is under attack today from climate change. The attacks come from multiple fronts, including receding water tables, geographical shifts of weather, environmentally harmful slash-and-burns, not to mention subsequent problems of food...