Recently, we featured the spirit of “shimatsu no kokoro” when we had an insight into Kyoto’s blueprint for a Circular Economy. It holds a foundational concept that may even “precede” mottainai, which is a dislike in creating waste...
Do you have a favourite shirt with a stain or a memorable blouse faded by the sun, tucked away in the back of your wardrobe? Have you given up on clothes that are still wearable, deciding they’re no longer suitable for public wear? In Kyoto...
Panasonic Corporation and JX Metals Corporation have announced a new partnership to create a circular resource scheme for copper. Beginning in September, their new scheme will recover copper from end-of-life home appliances and reprocess it for use...
ReBuilding Center JAPAN Inc. will host the “Local Reuse Forum 2025” on October 14, an event dedicated to advancing community-based resource circulation. The forum aims to bring together practitioners and interested individuals to share...
AQUPONI INC., a Japanese company specialising in circular agriculture, has started selling a new device that captures carbon dioxide directly from the air to boost crop yields in greenhouses, offering a sustainable alternative to fossil fuel-based...
SAGOJO Inc. and Sankayo Co., Ltd. have announced a joint initiative to develop guides for foreign tourists in Matsumoto City, Nagano Prefecture. The “Matsumoto Local Guide Training Program” is a three-month residential scheme designed...
Have you ever considered the ultimate destination of clothes you’ve given away so they wouldn’t become waste? We gather them from our wardrobes, pack them into bags, and drop them off at collection boxes or second-hand shops. We believe that...
Hoshino Resorts has announced the opening of the Nara Prison Museum on 27 April 2026, repurposing a national heritage site into a unique cultural destination. The project will preserve the former Nara Prison, a National Important Cultural Property...
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...