Seiho-do Inc., a traditional craft manufacturer based in Nomi, Ishikawa Prefecture, launched its Repair Glass series on 14 January. The project upcycles broken high-quality wine and champagne glasses by joining salvaged glass bowls to stems using...
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...
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...
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...
The Yokomakura district of Karatsu City held its annual “Onibi-taki” fire festival on 12 January, which displayed a unique blend of cultural heritage and circular economy principles. The event took place within Saga Prefecture’s first...
Fuji City-based manufacturer Kocho Co., Ltd. has launched a pilot programme to test food trays made from upcycled tea grounds. This is a collaboration with Shizuoka University and Toyo Resin to establish a regional circular economy model by...
The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) announced earlier this month that its Circular Economy Lab exhibition at Expo 2025 Osaka achieved a resource circulation rate of 99.7% for construction materials. It has demonstrated circular...
JEPLAN and Nippon Kayaku announced a joint establishment of selection criteria for “CR Decolourisation Compatible Dyes.” The two companies intend to promote “Design for Recycling” (DfR) from the initial manufacturing stages...
A three-day event “The First CIRCULAR -PLAY-” will be held across Shibuya Sakura Stage and Forestgate Daikanyama from 30 January to 1 February. The purpose of the event is to provide younger generations with hands-on experience in the...
A recent survey conducted has found that 72% of residents in Japan are conscious of the “circular economy” in their daily lives. According to the survey of of 1,000 individuals aged 18 and over, about 50% of respondents in their 20s...