Precious Plastic Waseda, a student-led project at Waseda University, and Karatsu Farm & Food, a Kyushu-based non-profit organisation, launched an online store on 25 January selling handcrafted products made from plastic waste collected along the...
Japanese beauty giant KOSÉ Corporation has partnered with the University of Tokyo to develop technology that transforms discarded cosmetic ingredients into high-performance catalysts for air purification and green energy. The collaboration focuses...
FamilyMart Co., Ltd. launched a new upcycled food product across the Tokai region on 10 February, repurposing bread crusts that are typically discarded during sandwich production. The “Chicken and Mushroom Bread Gratin” is available at their stores...
Developer of plant-based foods, Green Culture Inc., launched “Green Meat Plain”, a new plant-based mince is specifically designed for food processing factories and central kitchens. Unlike previous models of industrial food production...
NOTO Naorai Inc. is a venture dedicated to the revitalisation of Japanese sake breweries that has launched a circular economy project to upcycle surplus Omiki, or sacred sake, into a premium distilled spirit. This is a collaboration with Mekari...
The Agematsu Town Tourist Information Center is small in the best possible way. A welcoming abode beside the Agematsu Station, and the surrounding powder snow was still mostly unfettered by human traffic. It felt like the sort of place you would...
A limited-edition face mask incorporating upcycled soy sauce lees was launched in Japan in January through a cross-industry collaboration involving Mizkan Holdings Co., Ltd., StylingLife Holdings Inc. BCL COMPANY and biotech start-up Fermenstation...
Valentine’s Day is often treated as a sprint of glossy packaging, imported ingredients and impulse gifting. But we are also seeing some taking the reins and steering towards a more sustainable gifting season. Here are six brands that suggest gifts...
ECOMMIT Co., Ltd. has partnered with JHAT Co., Ltd. to implement a resource circulation model for lost and left-behind items across 30 hotel MONday Group facilities. Hotels currently face growing challenges regarding items left by guests, which also...
Chocolate Design Co., Ltd., the operator of the Yokohama-based craft chocolate brand VANILLABEANS, has launched a new line of book covers crafted from upcycled cacao husks. The product debuted on the company’s online shop on 13 January, showing how...