While Japan remains cautious about opening its borders to foreigners because of COVID, Oku Japan is one of the tour companies preparing to welcome visitors. And Oku Japan is promoting responsible, sustainable tourism. Its focus includes “local...
Come this Sunday, 10 July, Japan will hold an election for the House of Councillors, the upper house of Japan’s National Diet. It represents a crucial opportunity for the country to address various issues and implement policies related to...
Hibakusha are victims of nuclear bombings, often used to refer to those who have experienced the nuclear explosions of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Like the worry of preserving history when the last Holocaust victims pass away, Hiroshima faces a problem:...
Japan Travel KK has announced its partnership with Objectif Sciences International (OSI), which has Special Consultative Status to Economic and Social Council of the United Nations (ECOSOC). This partnership will bring Japan-based, sustainable...
“Today, there are only two people who can fully describe the Teshima Incident by word of mouth,” Touru Ishii shared when we were discussing how most people in Kagawa Prefecture do not know about Teshima’s history. He was our guide...
Depending on who you ask, the definition of plastic neutrality changes, but the underlying idea remains the same: an offset to remove an equal amount of plastic from the environment for every amount of plastic we use. It is similar to carbon...
As responsible consumers, we are always looking for ethical brands and sustainable alternatives. But what do we look for, and how do we know a brand is greenwashing or not? Well, through the lens of Circular Economy, we discover that there are ten...
Southwest of Takamatsu City in Kagawa Prefecture is the Ayagawa town. Nearing meguru Zero Waste Cafe, you can see the distant urban sprawl under a blue sky. The cafe’s location offers its unique flavor of scenery to its guests. We meet Toyo...
Circular Economy helps us tackle the climate crisis in the long run, especially with system change. The relationship between the two is not immediately apparent, but a circular economy can help achieve some targets of the SDGs 13, Climate Action...
1.5 (degrees increase in global warming) is the horror barrier we want to avoid, but this self-destructive truck we’re riding on just crashed through the 1.0C wall effortlessly. There seem to be no signs of it slowing down. At the back of the...