Japan welcomed the new era of Reiwa in May this year, with many Japanese visiting the shrines, participating in a mark of change in history. These Shinto shrines have been the oasis providing emotional support for the past millennium. And now, the...
From 2020, elementary schools throughout Japan will begin teaching programming from the fifth grade level. And Scratch is one of the programming languages that is catching some attention. Scratch is a visual-programming language targeted primarily...
There is a restaurant which engages in urban farming in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. The number of restaurants that practice urban farming to reduce waste and accomplish zero food miles is increasing in North America and Europe. However, it is...
(Zenbird has an updated list of sustainable cafes and sustainable restaurants here.) A month ago, we introduced 5 sustainable restaurants and cafes in Tokyo. We felt that the list was a little short, so let’s double that number! We shall be...
Saving the world sounds like a hard and serious task. But a Japanese project has injected some fun with a card game that helps players understand and act on the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). SDG Action card game X (read as...
The Japanese parliament has passed a new law that aims to facilitate the use of food banks and create awareness for the food loss problem. The number of food banks in Japan has risen recently. However, ambiguities related to responsibility over...
What if livestock become extinct? What if the waste we dump killed animals elsewhere? If forests disappear from the Earth, what then? If only human beings are left on Earth, will there be any food left to eat? How often do we think about the Earth...
On 5th June 2019, Mercari introduced the Mercari Eco Pack, a reusable packaging to encourage waste reduction. Mercari is an online shopping marketplace app founded in 2013. It started from an overseas trip around multiple emerging countries where...
Having been a writer for a beauty blog for a few years, I have seen the transitions consumers for Japanese beauty brand have sought after. While the change has been slow, fans know which is truly the way to go: organic cosmetics. If you are reading...
KAO, a homecare consumer products company, is working with the local community and companies in Kamakura. They are proposing a new system for a recycling-oriented society. Their project, “RecyCreation,” aims to spearhead the way for a better future...