NOTO Naorai Inc. is a venture dedicated to the revitalisation of Japanese sake breweries that has launched a circular economy project to upcycle surplus Omiki, or sacred sake, into a premium distilled spirit. This is a collaboration with Mekari...
The Agematsu Town Tourist Information Center is small in the best possible way. A welcoming abode beside the Agematsu Station, and the surrounding powder snow was still mostly unfettered by human traffic. It felt like the sort of place you would...
A limited-edition face mask incorporating upcycled soy sauce lees was launched in Japan in January through a cross-industry collaboration involving Mizkan Holdings Co., Ltd., StylingLife Holdings Inc. BCL COMPANY and biotech start-up Fermenstation...
Valentine’s Day is often treated as a sprint of glossy packaging, imported ingredients and impulse gifting. But we are also seeing some taking the reins and steering towards a more sustainable gifting season. Here are six brands that suggest gifts...
ECOMMIT Co., Ltd. has partnered with JHAT Co., Ltd. to implement a resource circulation model for lost and left-behind items across 30 hotel MONday Group facilities. Hotels currently face growing challenges regarding items left by guests, which also...
Chocolate Design Co., Ltd., the operator of the Yokohama-based craft chocolate brand VANILLABEANS, has launched a new line of book covers crafted from upcycled cacao husks. The product debuted on the company’s online shop on 13 January, showing how...
Universal Materials Incubator Co., Ltd. (UMI), a Tokyo-based venture capital firm specialising in the materials and chemical industries, signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the National Agricultural Development Company (NADEC) of Saudi Arabia...
The Yokomakura district of Karatsu City held its annual “Onibi-taki” fire festival on 12 January, which displayed a unique blend of cultural heritage and circular economy principles. The event took place within Saga Prefecture’s first...
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