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...
Yokohama City has launched a pilot project to establish a resource circulation model for used plastic clear folders within the Minato Mirai 21 district. This is a collaboration between the municipal government, the Yokohama SDGs Design Center...
Tokyo Tatemono Co., Ltd. announced a new policy last month to recover and recycle air conditioning refrigerants across its long-term property holdings. The new policy covers office buildings, residential properties, hotels, and logistics facilities...
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...
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...
The Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) will host an educational event titled “Circular Economy no Gakko” (Circular Economy School) in Tokyo from 9 to 12 January 2026. The programme, held at the ITOCHU SDGs STUDIO in...