COVID-19 has impacted the tourism industry in Japan, affecting the nation’s progress in regional revitalization. To counter the pandemic’s impact, Mie Prefecture Government, TASKAJI, and JTB Communication Design are launching the...
The goal of sustainable fashion is for brands to prioritize accountability and transparency, in addition to quality. By keeping track of where garments are sourced, the emissions and waste generated in the production and the protection of...
Sustainable fashion refers to clothing, leather and footwear made in a way that is mindful of both environmental and socio-economic issues. From an environmental perspective, it is necessary to minimize the planetary harms caused by garment...
Sustainable brands benefit not only customers by providing high-quality clothing but also the environment and the people within the industry. The fashion industry is responsible for 10% of annual global CO2 emissions. The industry is also a major...
Which animal do you prefer as a pet, a cat or a dog? Both are popular animals to live with. Adorable and comforting, they have been loved in Japan for more than a thousand years. Cats, for instance, have been useful for getting rid of rats and mice...
The 14th edition of MICHELIN Guide Tokyo has been announced. The city is a prominent figure in the MICHELIN collection and has a selection of 446 restaurants for MICHELIN Guide Tokyo 2021. Amongst the list are 12 Three Star restaurants, 42 Two Star...
Climate change impacts our lives in ways big and small. We usually think of the most extreme effects of global warming, such as harsher weather and rising sea levels. Yet, it can also cause damage in smaller and more subtle ways. Food production is...
Sustainability in Japan may be somewhat of a mystery for those residing outside of the island country. Fortunately, we are here to give you 15 interesting facts about ventures, organizations, and information about the country’s efforts to move...
On Oct. 30, on the occasion of International Girls Day Month, NGO Japanese Organization for International Cooperation in Family Planning (JOICFP) released a series of digital manga. They depict various problems Japanese women are facing today as...
Supportive policies and advancing technology have been successfully pushing the price of solar energy lower and lower. Solar technology was originally used as the electricity supply for a satellite in 1958 at an extremely high price. However, this...