Triple Value Co., Ltd. has launched a new product through its food upcycling brand, Re.BooooN!. The Additive-free Kyoho Grape Butter, which is made from non-standard Japanese Kyoho grapes that would otherwise be discarded. The product was developed...
Suitcase specialist firm Nihon Hozai has launched “ReCase,” a new nationwide service in Japan designed to tackle the mounting problem of unwanted and abandoned luggage. It provides a circular solution for suitcases left behind by...
Kuradashi, Inc. that it is recruiting up to 200 public testers for a project aimed at reducing household food loss. Their project is titled the “Use-it-all Challenge,” chosen for the ministry’s FY2024 Model Project for Promoting...
Sengan-en, a World Heritage site in Kagoshima, will introduce a personal mobility service from 1 October, making it the first such site to offer the comprehensive programme. It is a collaboration between operator Shimadzu Ltd. and Kagoshima Toyota...
TSUDA CONSTRUCTION COMPANY is establishing a regular market for salvaged building materials in Tokushima Prefecture, tackling what it calls the major industry issue of usable items being discarded even though they are not rubbish. The Osaka-based...
Kesennuma City, Miyagi Prefecture, will bring international software engineers to the region to develop technology-based solutions for local challenges. The “Kesennuma Hackatsuon,” Japan’s first event to combine a long-term...
The Fukuoka-based craft sake brewery LIBROM Inc. has launched an investment-style crowdfunding campaign to support its circular brewing model, which transforms local, non-standard produce into unique alcoholic beverages. The fund, managed by Music...
Suntory Holdings Limited has launched a new demonstration project to close the loop on food waste, converting food waste into organic fertiliser using earthworms. The project is located in the TOKYO TORCH district, a major urban development in...
Japanese biotechnology startup Fermenstation Co., Ltd. has developed a new cosmetic ingredient by upcycling yuzu citrus waste from Kochi Prefecture. The ingredient, named Yuzu Pulp Extract, will feature as an original moisturising component in a new...
A coalition of 64 organisations from 26 countries and regions has launched an international online petition demanding that the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) uphold their long-standing policies of not financing nuclear power...