In the quaint Harpan village of Nepal, BIKAS COFFEE is reimagining the world of coffee cultivation and consumption with a unique and heartfelt project. Drawing on the village’s innovative approach to sustainable and regenerative coffee...
Japanese startups have a certain flavor of sustainability: to incorporate sustainability into everyday activities. Customers of these startups and brands often learn about the sustainability of the brand after consumption. It is similar to...
On 22 February, Fridays For Future Nagoya (FFF Nagoya) led the #StopEACOP protest in Nagoya City with speeches outside the Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation Nagoya Sakae Branch and Nagoya Branch and a march between the two. To describe this...
Hourinji Temple in Chiyoda-cho, Gunma Prefecture, has opened “TEMPLE STAY ZENSŌ,” an accommodation facility that offers a modern version of a temple stay. The temple, which has been around for 700 years, will allow guests to live like a...
Mobile Museum YOKOHAMA CIRCULAR DESIGN MUSEUM is back to promote wonderful circular products in Yokohama city. Lead organizer, Circular Yokohama, has set up an exhibition at qlaytion gallery of Honshiten qlay to allow citizens to discover the...
“Climate change is already here.” That was the opening message that Fridays For Future Kyoto (FFF Kyoto) shared as they opened their dialogue event on 29 January, “Climate Dialogue Between You and Me – Stopping the climate...
Thinking about making fashion circular isn’t complex. What we want to do is break the linear economy mold of taking from limited resources, unethical production, and finally discard as garbage. We want to cut the ends and “close the loop” to create...
Itoshima City, Fukuoka Prefecture, will begin experimenting with decarbonization activities related to mobility through the app CO2CO2. Pronounced as co-two-co-two, the CO2CO2 app visualizes transportation in terms of carbon emissions, focusing on...
While the two terms, LGBT and SOGIE, are related to gender, sexual, and romantic minorities (or GSRM,) they refer to quite different aspects. What is LGBT? LGBT stands for “Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transsexual.” LGBT has evolved over...
An abandoned school in Nasu, Tochigi Prefecture, undergoing an artistic renovation is a great example of creating value out of the old. Closed in 2016, the town has turned the school into an asset that contributes to the town’s revitalization...