Japan is seeing an uptick in the number of products manufactured utilizing old or thrown away material. The range of material used to create high quality products aims to not only decrease the amount of waste. It also creates something of high...
Coronavirus lockdowns and stay-at-home orders are coming to an end around the world. For many of us, confinement stress is transforming into anxiety over how to keep safe in a COVID-19 world. Aiming to keep the mood light, a restaurant in Japan is...
The impact of the coronavirus pandemic poses a great threat to every nation. On April 27, Nippon Foundation, a non-profit Japanese grant-making organization, set up the Love Pocket Fund in collaboration with music group Atarashii Chizu (“New Map” in...
Think of a tube of toothpaste. It’s about as iconic an object as a can of Campbell’s soup. Now imagine that almost one-third of that tube is made of paper. It’s a quiet, revolutionary change considering how many tubes of something we use each day in...
Stay-at-home orders have been the default public health and safety measures undertaken by most countries during this coronavirus outbreak. However, this has led to differing impacts on many demographic groups, including young people. Among the most...
COVID-19 has had a sharp and immediate impact in every country, and the impact can also be seen in the food industry. Over the past few months, the Japan food industry has been hampered. by it. The industry, which is known for its elegance and...
In Fukuoka prefecture, Great Morning Hakata hotel and nonprofit organization ‘Junkan-seikatsu Kenkyujo‘ (also known as Namaken, who also brought us LFC Compost) has begun a new effort to tackle food waste. Bio-waste generated by the hotel is...
Discrimination can take many forms. It affects how we are viewed based on our gender, race and other factors. Age can unfortunately be one of these, meaning older job seekers face unnecessary challenges when looking for work. Despite its rapidly...
Data company Data Dock runs the Niigata Nagaoka Data Center in Niigata Prefecture Japan, and this cold region data center could be the model site for the world’s first sustainable data center. It is a new business model that satisfies areas such as...
With the spread of Covid-19 around the planet, many academic institutions have been forced to close their doors, adopting online classes instead. Japanese language schools are no exception. The Japan Foundation, a national institute that promotes...