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...
Ever get lost at Shinjuku station, the biggest station in Japan? You might even begin to wonder where the station staff is to ask for directions. Accessibility becomes a more significant topic. Isn’t it more difficult when people who are deaf...
Popular brand People Tree joins in the annual Organic September again, and is using the chance to spread awareness of organic items in Japan. Organic September is popularized by the Soil Association, a British certification body where People Tree...
Japan takes another big step towards addressing waste in the fashion industry. Last week, eleven fashion and textile companies cofounded the “Japan Sustainable Fashion Alliance.” This alliance will look at its manufacturing processes, supply chains...
The Plastic Resource Recycling Promotion Law was passed in Japan earlier in June to address the chronic plastic problem that faces the world today. The Japanese government plan to create a system that verifies the eco-friendliness of manufacturers’...
Upcycling brand FROMSTOCK is back with a collaboration with carutena, a student group that also focuses on upcycled fashion. They have co-produced a series of “Double Story Bag” by utilizing leftover clothes in warehouses. These Double Story Bags...
In less than a decade to go, the 2030 goals of the SDGs are upon us, and Japan still has some catching up to do. The launch of the “SO GOOD!! Shibuya Club” is a promotion project to encourage more young people, especially the so-called...
Veg Out cafe lies along Shichijo-dori street in Kyoto, looking out to the famous Kamogawa River. It is not quite the area for tourism, yet many still visit the cafe for meals. The menu is healthy and varied, offering also volume for a satisfactory...