Too Good To Go Japan announced last month that its food waste reduction application reached 250,000 registered users within one week of its official launch. The service originated in Denmark, commenced operations in Japan on 28 January. The service...
Sangetsu Corporation and TEIJIN FRONTIER CO., LTD. have launched a horizontal circular recycling system to turn used polyester curtains into new curtains. The system combines Sangetsu’s nationwide collection network with TEIJIN FRONTIER’s chemical...
TOPPAN Inc. and hide kasuga 1896 have commenced the joint development of a hybrid safety floor. This new product integrates the biomass material TRANSWOOD® with TOPPAN’s established safety flooring technology. The partnership aims to address the...
Takenaka Corporation released its Circular Design Build Concept Book last month, a publication outlining the company’s Circular Design-Build methodology, which incorporates reused and recycled materials at the design and construction stages and...
Craft gin HAKUBA GIN was launched last month, which uses uses botanicals foraged from the forests of Hakuba Village in Nagano Prefecture. This gin is from the partnership between Ethical Spirits & Co. and Shinto Tsushin, and aimed to retain the...
Tired of the relentless glow of city neon? Forget the crowded tourist routes and prepare for an adventure into Okayama Prefecture, a beautiful region in western Japan, home to the serene mountainside and the captivating islands. This year, Japan’s...
Randstad K.K. will distribute 1,000 mimosa bouquets and conduct a gender equality survey at the Tokyo International Forum on 6 March. This is taking place ahead of International Women’s Day on 8 March to raise awareness of female empowerment and...
Bookoff Group Holdings Ltd. and Itochu Corporation have entered a capital and business alliance, aimed at expanding reuse services by leveraging Itochu’s extensive retail network, including approximately 16,400 FamilyMart stores across Japan. The...
Tokyu Hotels & Resorts Co., Ltd. has joined the Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC), makeing Tokyu Hotels the first hotel chain in Japan to have all its properties become members of the international organisation. The GSTC is an...
Mugen no Sora Co., Ltd., a company specialising in drone pilot training using repurposed abandoned schools, open its first Ehime Prefecture branch this month. The new facility, Drone Campus Ehime no Sora, is located within Wakurie Niihama, a multi...