Harch Inc., parent company fo Zenbird Media, will organize the “Akasaka Circular City Conference & Tourism 2024” on October 8, an event that will bring together businesses, startups, and sustainability leaders to explore the future...
A new store in Saitama Prefecture is offering consumers an opportunity to save money while reducing food waste. “Akakichi,” a recently opened grocery store in Warabi City, specializes in selling products that would typically go to waste...
How do we maintain our well-being when we might live over 100 years? Japan boasts the world’s longest average life expectancy at 84.6 years (the number is higher for women at 87.14 years), trailed by Singapore’s 83.7 years and Australia and Norway’s...
Pizza 4P’s Tokyo has partnered with Patagonia Provisions to introduce a special menu featuring pasta certified to promote soil regeneration. The new dish debuted last week, and showcased Patagonia Provisions’ “organic pasta,” part...
Japanese people have long loved fall as the harvest season, satisfying their appetites with seasonal flavors, especially fruits. Even today, they eagerly participate in activities celebrating the taste of fall. In honor of the upcoming SDGs Week...
The annual “Ruins Restoration Marche” in Minakami Onsen Town, Gunma Prefecture, began in 2022 as an initiative to rediscover and showcase the hidden charm of neglected buildings in the historic town, and the third event will be held on...
Japan’s Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries has released a draft guide for calculating the carbon footprint (CFP) of processed foods, part of the government’s effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the food industry. Japan’s...
Shodoshima, a scenic island in Japan’s Seto Inland Sea, will begin its first trial of autonomous buses as part of sustainable development on the island. Next week from September 12 to 17, a Level 2 autonomous bus, equipped with technology that...
Ogawa Town in Saitama Prefecture is located just over an hour from Ikebukuro Station via the Tobu Tojo Line. Nestled in a basin surrounded by the mountains of Outer Chichibu, it is sometimes referred to as “Little Kyoto of Musashi.” The...
The traditional craft of Urushi-nuri in Wajima City, Ishikawa, has been passed down for thousands of years. Unfortunately, many craftsmen were lost in the devastating earthquake on January 1, 2024. Despite this tragedy, their indomitable spirit...