Gomi no Gakko, an organisation dedicated to waste education, released its Resource Circulation Status Survey Report earlier this month, highlighting how the primary obstacles to circular economy progress in Japanese companies are organisational and...
Last month, food tech start-up Greenase partnered with Gunma Prefecture, the city of Maebashi and the social welfare organisation Yuzurihakai Nanohana to launch a circular school lunch programme. The initiative uses 100% unused vegetables sourced in...
Itakura Town in Gunma Prefecture has launched a new resource circulation initiative in partnership with the PASSTO service to promote the reuse and recycling of unwanted clothing. The town has installed PASSTO collection boxes at five public...
Shikada Sangyo Inc., a Fukuoka-based manufacturer of natural interior materials, is showcasing its Coco Mosaic Tile, upcycled from coconut shells. The Coco Mosaic Tile is a circular material made entirely from discarded coconut shells. Shikada...
Working Hasegawa Co., Ltd., a workwear manufacturer in Fukuoka Prefecture, has received the prestigious iF DESIGN AWARD 2026 for its sustainable medical wear brand, sukui. The brand was recognised for its integration of circular economy principles...
The Ministry of the Environment announced the winners of the 7th ESG Finance Awards Japan, holding the official ceremony on last month. The awards evaluate and award efforts to expand ESG finance by recognising organisations that integrate...
Sangetsu Corporation and TEIJIN FRONTIER CO., LTD. have launched a horizontal circular recycling system to turn used polyester curtains into new curtains. The system combines Sangetsu’s nationwide collection network with TEIJIN FRONTIER’s chemical...
Takenaka Corporation released its Circular Design Build Concept Book last month, a publication outlining the company’s Circular Design-Build methodology, which incorporates reused and recycled materials at the design and construction stages and...
Craft gin HAKUBA GIN was launched last month, which uses uses botanicals foraged from the forests of Hakuba Village in Nagano Prefecture. This gin is from the partnership between Ethical Spirits & Co. and Shinto Tsushin, and aimed to retain the...
Bookoff Group Holdings Ltd. and Itochu Corporation have entered a capital and business alliance, aimed at expanding reuse services by leveraging Itochu’s extensive retail network, including approximately 16,400 FamilyMart stores across Japan. The...