It’s been a wild year. Japan hoped to see the end of COVID in 2021, especially with its implementation of vaccinations. It has affected all aspects of life, which pains us with each news of loss and pain. But certain local governments have been...
An amusement park, “KidZania SDGs Center,” will provide a space where children can come in contact with SDGs. The young visitors will carry the “Change the Future! Action Rally” book and explore issues like food waste and...
Popular music chain store Shimamura Musical Instruments has begun upcycling waste musical instruments and turning them into home interior products. Shimamura Musical Instruments sees a lot of musical instruments whose use have expired, experienced...
The National Institute for Environmental Studies Japan—an organization that specializes in environmental research—is now calling for donations towards their activities concerning conserving genetic resources of endangered wildlife species and...
Zenbird Media has covered a myriad of topics in 2021. While changes in Japan are slow, the editors of Zenbird do see positive changes and have identified possible solutions (even though, we hoped for more speed). Despite the 2nd year of...
Ethical fashion is becoming popular in Japan. More people are looking for sustainability in fashion and are considering environmental impacts. When it comes to baby clothes, many parents are also concerned about their safety and gentleness on...
Hate speech and discrimination are problems around the world. Each country has its own approach to dealing with these issues based on its history, background and circumstances. Germany, for example, has had severe hate speech laws since the post-war...
“as is” is an underwear brand designed for transmen and transwomen. It is developed by Nissen Inner who takes in feedback from customers to create the most suitable innerwear by being close to each person’s mind and body. “as is” wants them to...
Sanyo Paper released six designs of table mats made from recycled industrial paper. They collaborated with five groups of fashion designers and picture book authors to bring these upcycled table mats. Industrial grade crepe paper was used as the...
Excelsior Cafe is extending its collaboration with TABETE, a food waste rescue service, to include 99 of its stores. Starting from January this year, Excelsior Cafe’s first batch of 40 stores prevented more than 250kg of food waste. The success...