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...
Circular Yokohama, a media company promoting the acceleration of a circular economy in Yokohama city, will be holding a mobile museum, YOKOHAMA CIRCULAR DESIGN MUSEUM. It will exhibit from 10-13 January at Lumine Yokohama, displaying various...
Cookpad, an online platform to share food recipes, begins experimenting, including selling Lawson’s unsaleable convenience store food on their Cookpad Mart. Cookpad Mart is a platform installed at over 100 Lawson stores. It allows users to...
fotowa, a platform for photographers-for-hire, has increased its number of LGBTQ-friendly, professional photographers to accommodate diverse families looking to create and maintain memories through photos. On their platform, fotowa’s LGBTQ-friendly...
Tokyo’s Jiyugaoka is a very comfortable area for shopping. Imagine a toned-down back streets of Shibuya, where you can enjoy visiting the range of stores along the slopes without the often overwhelming crowd. And for the sustainability soul inside...
Fashion lovers and sustainability enthusiasts need to look out for this month’s Junkan Fes (meaning Circular Festival) in Kyoto! It is a reuse-themed festival that will be held Sunday, 27 November, in Umekoji Park, west of Kyoto Station. The...
Unless you are well-to-do, there is no guarantee that you will not become a climate refugee. The UNHCR estimates that 23.9 million had to flee from climate-related disasters in 2019, especially from extreme storms and flood disasters. Developed...