When someone doesn’t have the facts on their side, when they don’t have a good counter-argument for points that an opponent is making, they often resort to attacks. The scientific consensus for climate change is nearly unanimous, and the effects of...
Mitsubishi Research Institute, Inc. (MRI) established ‘Area DX Division’ on January 1 to carry out a test on the promotion of cashless transactions, a business model carried out by Tokyo Metropolis. The experiment is currently active in Otemachi...
The operator of Uniqlo clothing stores has signed on to the United Nations-backed Fashion Industry Charter for Climate Action. This charter aims to limit global temperature gains to less than two degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. It also...
“Our motto is ‘Creating a society where everyone can work freely as themselves.’ It thus hints that there is a problem where some are not free to do so.” That was the introduction given by Hisashi Fukuzawa from Minority Solution Corporation...
Good Nature Hotel, a new Kyoto hotel, looks set to receive the WELL Building Standard accreditation. It will be the first hotel in the world to receive the accreditation for incorporating features that ensure users’ health and well-being. Good...
Plastic food wrap is a kitchen staple for many households. Though this everyday food storage product is portable, cheap, and pliable, there are a few setbacks that we really can’t ignore: it is single-use, non-biodegradable, and unsustainable...
Climate change is undoubtedly going to affect all of us in the future — in fact, we are already seeing some of its consequences play out now. Though the scientific consensus is nearly unanimous, and people in general realize that global...
Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (also known as Tokyo 2020) has shared pictures of the room furnishing that will be used in the athletes’ village plaza this summer. The village plaza consists of 21 lodgings, a total of...
Did the concept of sustainable living emerge because of the challenges now facing our planet, or has it been around for centuries? Clearly, we are not the first ones in history to feel uneasy about our health and the environment, though the...
An experiment with edible ink may be the simple, yet revolutionary, idea needed to free Japan’s vegetables from unnecessary plastic wrapping. In Tokyo’s Nerima Ward, creative solutions company know Inc. is working with a local farm to sell plastic...