It’s not only the medals that are going to be made from recycled materials at the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games. So are the podiums that are going to be used during the medal awarding ceremonies! Collection boxes are now situated at 2,000...
This year, The Pokemon Company released Pokemon Illustration Lab, a public domain website that offers free downloads of Pokemon-themed illustration materials. These materials are created to enrich the lives of children, cultivating an environment...
Ramen restaurant TowZen is located in Kyoto, in a quaint neighborhood just 10 minutes walk from the renowned Shimogawa Shrine. At the end of the cute entrance of greenery lays the entrance to the hidden ramen restaurant with a heartwarming decor...
The negative legacy from the era of mass production and consumption has led to various social issues like food waste and material shortages. That is why the concept of “sustainable consumption” is spreading throughout Europe and America, and...
To tackle the problems of population imbalance and an increasing number of vacant homes, a new group has come together to promote long-stay tourism to old Japanese houses. The Kominka Tourism Promotion Council was established on July 9 by travel...
Sharing economies don’t always get the kindest of spotlight. And can we blame it? What used to be a promise to disrupt wasteful consumption by building a network of trust within a community, is now a leverage for capitalism to do what it does best...
The third Monday in July in Japan is a national holiday known as Marine Day, dedicated to the ocean and its blessings to Japan as an island nation. The day fell on July 15 this year, and the seaside lifestyle and Shonan travel guide website BYTHESEA...
“Mottainai” has become a globally acknowledged term. It connotes a “respect” for something that could have been utilized. This “mottainai” concept forms the basis of actions to not waste any food in Japan, which supports today’s movement...
Unilever Japan has set itself the goal of shifting all of its product packaging away from polyethylene-terephthalate, or PET plastic, to 100% recycled plastic by the end of 2020. As a first step, from August 5, the packaging of new products under...
Parishioners at Shoden-ji Temple, in Tokyo’s central Minato Ward, have been on the decline since the end of World War 2. This is in part of land prices steadily rising, eventually pushing residents out. In a bid to survive, the temple is now using...