DAMBO LLC has expanded our options for sustainable, safe, and recyclable toys for children. DAMBO offers a series of kid’s houses made from cardboard, where children can build and express their endless creativity through their favorite...
Welcome to the second edition of our series introducing genderless fashion brands in Japan. In the first edition, we introduced some brands for minimalist style lovers. This time, we prepared a list of brands that offer attractive vivid-colored...
QuatroGats (Ibaraki City, Osaka) collaborated with a famous Japanese food reporter Hikomaro (彦摩呂), to launch a bow tie made from a new vegan leather: mushroom leather. QuatroGats produces and sells leather wallets, luggage, accessories and...
Plant-based food has been getting popular recently. In Japan, we have a traditional cuisine made entirely from plant-based ingredients such as vegetables and tofu. This cuisine, called “Shojin ryori,” is derived from Buddhist teachings...
（Japanese version below：記事後半から日本語でお読みいただけます） Another exciting media event is coming up on October 17, live from Tokyo, Japan! This online event explores shojin ryori, a Japanese plant-based cuisine, and how it is linked to sustainability. If you are...
It is well-known that Japan has the oldest society in the world. 28.9% of the Japanese population is 65 years and above (at 36.2 million). It is still searching hard for solutions to address its declining birth rate and aging population, including...
If you do an internet search for Japan’s plastic recycling rate, you will find an impressive figure of around 85% (as of 2019). Those of us who live here can pat ourselves on the back for the efforts we make in recycling the PET bottles of green tea...
Are you looking for the next Japanese anime to watch? Many animes are available on streaming services such as Netflix or Amazon Prime Video, you may be lost in the tons of options. Here are some trending animes that comically describe the everyday...
Tatami (straw mat) heals the tired bodies of Japanese people in their daily lives and can be used for decades after being repaired many times by the handiwork of craftsmen. In the past, they were then returned to the fields as fertilizer when they...
At last November’s COP26, many countries agreed to accelerate the phase-out of coal-fired power generation and inefficient fossil fuel subsidies to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050. Despite agreeing on this mission, Japan declared to continue...