ART 4 HOMETOWN is a project that connects regional artists with donors through the Furusato Choice hometown tax platform. This is a collaboration initiated by Culture Convenience Club (CCC), and it aims to transform the nature of hometown tax...
Rokumei Coffee has developed a new packaging material made from spent coffee grounds, in partnership with local paper wholesaler Pepal Co., Ltd. The material is called Coffee Usuzumi Craft, and uses bio-carbonisation technology to transform coffee...
Cosmetics manufacturer DMA Co., Ltd., who has a focus on Hokkaido-orign ingredients, and long-established sake brewery Michisakari has launched a new skincare brand named HADAYOI. It upcycles sake lees and rice bran, which are by-products of the...
The Sustainable Cosmetics Award 2025 ceremony took place on 20 March in Tokyo. The 2025 edition highlighted the best of 2025’s sustainable cosmetic Japanese products that combine traditional wisdom, regional revitalisation, and circular...
In 2025, Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) published a guide titled “Guide for Promoting CE Commerce Businesses”, outlining strategies to promote CE (Circular Economy) Commerce among businesses. It reinforces Japan’s Circular...
Forestry specialist Aobagumi and the forest conservation organisation “more trees” have launched a partnership to restore forest land in Ofunato City, Iwate Prefecture. This comes after the massive wildfire that occurred in February 2025...
Travel lifestyle brand “Aww” has released a Boston bag and a stand pouch made from recycled Japanese fishing nets. The new collection uses recycled nylon material derived from discarded nets collected within Japan. The items incorporates...
Behomal Co., Ltd. has begun the commercialisation of DAC Strand Board, a new building material, absorbs and fixes atmospheric carbon dioxide even after installation in a structure. The product was developed through a regional open innovation project...
SATO Corporation and Re-Tem Corporation have partnered with Chiba City to launch a resource circulation model for lithium ion batteries using IoT technology. It commenced earlier this month, deploying smart collection boxes designed to recover small...
Nippon Steel Trading Corporation has launched a collaborative recycling scheme with Asahi Kasei Corporation and Nippon Steel Corporation to repurpose pure titanium scrap generated during the manufacturing of salt electrolysis cells, converting it...