Human life has always been with nature. Our engagement with nature and the resulting biodiversity, natural resource cycles, and landscapes may be different depending on the region we live in, but they are similar in many ways too. In Japan, humans...
Asahi Brewery will install 1,008 solar panels on the roof of their warehouse in Nagoya, which is expected to reduce carbon emissions by 287 tons annually. While it already has solar power generators in its Fukuoka and Ibaraki factories, this time...
WFTO (World Fair Trade Organization) designates the second Saturday of May every year as “World Fair Trade Day.” Events and campaigns are held simultaneously in each country initiated by approximately 350 fair trade organizations in more...
Art brand Heralbony made its mark for the first time in Nagoya, opening an exhibition in RAYARD Hisaya-Odori Park on September 18. The collection is presented in collaboration with BRING, a circular economy brand that creates new clothes from...
In the midst of COVID-19 outbreak, a startup in Japan has created a new scheme to make donations to World Health Organization (WHO). Avacus Inc. is a Japanese software engineering company based in Nagoya, Aichi prefecture. The company provides a...
Slow fashion is exploding in Japan. Designers are making it easier to not only look good, but also give consumers the option to purchase quality fashion that is also sustainable and environmentally friendly. Furthermore, unlike fast fashion, slow...