In December 2018, Marukawa Shoji, representative director of the Nature Innovation Group, launched an umbrella sharing service called iKasa. Just six months later, his company has received a capital input of 30 yen million as users and businesses...
Are you from a community where households are strangers to one another? Or perhaps you are in a city where thousands live, but still feel a sense of loneliness? This is a scenario that is present and growing in Fukuoka City. However, Fukuoka Tenjin...
Fukufuku Plus has renewed operations of their “Fukubiki Service,” which promotes high quality products made at facilities for the disabled around Japan. These items include, but are not limited to, beer, wine, cups, and frozen food. What are the...
The Japanese archipelago stretches from north to south, giving a variety of climate. No doubt food cultures are different from place to place too. Well, here’s a piece of fantastic news for those who are curious about regional Japanese food...
Free plastic bags are convenient for consumers to shop at supermarkets and convenient stores. But have you ever thought about how much burden they are on the environment? A single plastic bag can take between 400 to 1,000 years to break down in the...
The Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games is finally coming up next year. Japan is filled with anticipation and hope, yet bringing about various controversies at the same time. It is drawing attention in both positive and negative aspects. However, behind all...
Do you want to enjoy a cool craft beer in a hot sweaty summer in Japan, while doing good for the environment at the same time? Then you should try the first Japanese craft beer, bread beer, made from leftover bread crusts in Tokyo and Nagano. The...
In recent years, the concept “sharing economy” has spread gradually spreading in Japan. It’s an idea where individuals and companies mutually share their idle resources, thereby circulating and building the economy efficiently, in a wasteless...
On July 21, Japan will have municipal elections throughout the country in order to select assembly members and heads of local governments. Through Patagonia’s Vote Our Planet Campaign, the company will be shutting their stores to not only bring...
The use of carbon offset through carbon zero products and services within Japan are steadily increasing. Examples include the Japanese government’s J-Credit Scheme and Rakuten products such as the “CO2 zero” fan. How have these...