Western eatery 5019 PREMIUM FACTORY Main Store is collaborating with NEXT MEATS to present their new menu, the NEXT Ryoma Burger. The original Ryoma Burger has been upgraded to use NEXT MEATS’ meat substitute for its patty. NEXT MEATS thinks that...
Fashion designer Eiko Sugai has designed a tanzen (a top worn over yukata) with sustainable materials. The tanzen is made using Japanese paper denim, with a strong focus on how it can be “returned to the soil” without becoming waste. Along with...
Last year, SHIBUYA109 lab’s survey revealed that 40% of youths were not familiar with the term SDGs. One of the conclusions was that while there was awareness of social and environmental issues, these concerns are still distant issues for many...
Starbucks Japan has begun an experiment on using reusable, rentable cups for their drinks on Monday. The experiment will last till next year 31 March. Currently, the experiment is conducted at 10 Starbucks stores around the Marunouchi area of Tokyo...
An exhibition featuring ten illustrators will be held in Shibuya, Tokyo celebrating all forms of husbands and wives regardless of sexuality. Along with the message that “LOVE is LOVE,” the works exhibited are based on the theme of the...
Sexual health education NPO Pilcon reported that the number of consultation emails from teenagers they had received doubled during last year’s stay-at-home period. Many of those young women also have been facing unwanted pregnancies, and those who...
More than 200,000 child abuse consultations across Japan were reported in 2020 according to a survey. This is the highest number ever. Seventy-two fatalities due to child abuse were reported in 2019-2020, and 28 cases, which accounted for 38.9%...
Art collective teamLab has gained an international reputation for its two inspiring art museums in Tokyo’s Odaiba and Toyosu district, in which visitors can immerse themselves in an illusory world of visuals and sound while relaxing. But few are...
A new Japanese sustainable shoe brand, Oito, launched last Thursday. Through careful selection of sustainable materials and monitoring of the production process, their shoes are friendly to manufacturing partners and the environment. The feature...
Saturday Factory in Hanno City, Saitama Prefecture, is the base for a group of craftsmen who specialize in creating quality interior goods. They developed the Planklip, a connector that can be used to attach planks and boards to build shelves...