Seldom do we get to experience the culture behind the experience. On 28 November 2025, participants in our “Learning from Japanese Indigo Dyeing and Kendo: Japanese Approach to Enriching Life” tour programme in Saitama Prefecture spent...
Lumine Co., Ltd. has launched its third edition of “Lumine NEWoMan ethicarnival” (started on 2 January), moving away from traditional mass-discount winter sales toward a model based on circularity. The campaign will last a month until 4...
Creema Ltd. has launched a collection of 13 upcycled products featuring discarded cowhide from Osuwa Daiko drums. This is the fourth instalment of the “Japanese Festivals x Creema Upcycle Project,” a regional revitalisation programme...
With traditional wooden gates lining the streets and the famous mist of Tamba settling in from late autumn through early spring, Kameoka offers a daily landscape shaped by nature and time. That mist nourishes the land, helping local vegetables grow...
The landscape was completely white, making it hard to tell where you were. A thick blanket of fog had settled over the town, blocking out the morning sun and casting a wintry stillness across everything, despite it being only November. As midday...
ECOMMIT Co., Ltd., a Japanese firm with a focus on resource circulation infrastructure, updated its PASSTO service to include new reward and campaign functions. The update aims to incentivise the circular economy by visualising environmental...
Japan’s 2026 policy calendar is planning tighter controls on waste in terms of information, while providing stronger incentives and obligations for circular design and recycling. With multiple commitments coming from various cities, like...
FamilyMart Co., Ltd. has been awarded the Sustainable Design Award at the 13th Good Life Awards, an initiative organised by the Ministry of the Environment. The convenience store chain received the accolade for its “Teary-eyed Sticker” (Namidame...
Kyocera Mirai Envision Co., Ltd. announced on 16 December the successful completion of an end-to-end connection verification for “Kuma-miru AI,” a bear detection solution. The project is conducted in collaboration with i-Movic and Core...
The Nirasaki City Chamber of Commerce and Industry held its third Nirasaki Station Front Shopping District Vacant Store Tour in October as a core strategy to revitalise Nirasaki, a municipality previously identified as at risk of potential...