When emergency food stock for disaster preparedness gets replaced, huge amounts of food waste becomes a dire challenge. However, the non-profit organisation Food Bank Aichi presents an outlet, providing a sustainable solution for companies and...
Gekidan Playing, the only travel agency in Japan operated by a theatre company, is expanding its unique immersive theatre programme, Entabi®, to Nara and Nagoya. The initiative transforms underused regional tourist facilities into stages for...
We may think of cardboard boxes as just a simple box for packaging products in our daily lives. Yet, from the perspective of resource circulation, cardboard is a material with a high 95% recycling rate (according to the Japan Corrugated Case...
A vibrant array of vegetables, all uniform in size, shape, and colour, arranged neatly in the supermarket’s produce section. This is a familiar scene which we take for granted as we pick up our groceries. However, a harsh reality lies behind...
Just a 2-minute walk from Kyoto Station, there is a hotel that offers guests from all over the world a sustainable and special stay, based on the concept of “pursuing the comfort of the next 1,000 years.” This is THE THOUSAND KYOTO...
W TOKYO Inc., the organiser of the popular Tokyo Girls Collection (TGC) fashion event, has launched a new initiative to promote regional revitalisation by showcasing local gastronomy to its influential audience of performers and models. The...
A new project is set to revitalise Mino ware, a traditional ceramic craft from Gifu Prefecture with a history spanning over 1,300 years. It aims to create new sales channels in South Korea by collaborating with K-pop girl group SAY MY NAME and...
Daimaru Matsuzakaya Department Stores has collected approximately 700 garments for its clothing upcycling project, “roop.” Runned by the company’s fashion subscription service AnotherADdress, it gives customers’ pre-owned clothing to emerging...
The Handa Open Factory Executive Committee announced it will hold its third annual “Handa Open Factory” event on October 17 and 18. It offers the public a unique opportunity to visit and experience the workplaces of 43 diverse...
Beverage giant Ito En, Ltd. has established a new circular economy model in Shizuoka Prefecture to convert used tea leaves and coffee grounds into biochar, a carbon-rich soil amendment. The initiative was developed with three local partners, and the...