A Tokyo-based edible-insect company has begun joint research with a university expert aimed at expanding bug dining choices by optimizing techniques to mass produce edible locusts. Not only tasty, locusts are an even more environmentally friendly...
As the second-largest retail brand in the world, H&M is driven to make more conscious choices aimed at reducing their environmental impact. For example, the brand utilizes green clothing tags that help customers to make eco-friendly choices. The...
Here in a quiet neighborhood of Beppu city in Oita prefecture, a cyan awning shelters anticipating guests queuing in sunset. On it, writes the name of the ramen restaurant “Yume Wo Katare”. This is where 17-year-old manager, Ryoma Kamikubo, gives...
Taking action for green and sustainable living is meaningful and essential. And today, a lot of us try to make greener choices in our everyday life. But how many of us know exactly how much eco-friendly actions we’ve made in a day? Wouldn’t it be...
One in seven Japanese children live in poverty today. The negative effects of this on both individual and societal level are enormous. Children in need find it difficult if not impossible to break the cycle of poverty and improve their life...
To mark the end of this year’s Tokyo Dance Music Week, the final installment of the online festival will be powered solely by renewable energy. The September 13 event will be broadcasted from the main deck of Tokyo Tower using only renewable energy...
Have you ever thought that the hamburger you eat regularly, has the potential of reducing the effects of global warming? Recent studies have shown that animal husbandry has a huge impact on the environment of the Earth. Consumption of animal food by...
SHIBUYA109 Lab., a marketing agency by SHIBUYA109 Entertainment Co. Ltd. recently surveyed with 800 youths, consisting of 400 males and 400 females. It refers to them as the “around20”, a group of Generation Z (Gen Z) population aged...
Osaka Prefecture is encouraging its residents and businesses to work with it to create a circular economy. The government of Osaka has been releasing annual data since 2016, showing how effective the community’s recycling actions have been. The...
The outbreak of the coronavirus disease has changed the lifestyle of people. Countries declared in a state of emergency, people engaging in self-quarantine, businesses forced to comply with shortened operating hours, the list goes on. These drastic...