Tabio Co. Ltd., the company behind specialty sock stores such as “Kutsushitaya,” “Tabio,” and “TabioMEN,” is launching the second product from its FOOD TEXTILE project. This project aims to recycle waste food...
“airCloset” is a service that provides a circular system of sharing clothing, allowing them to be passed from one person to another who wants to wear and cherish them for as long as possible without being discarded. Additionally, the...
Fashion is a hot topic in Japan, and the exciting variety of vegan, ethical, slow, and upcycled fashion is shining brighter every year. Furthermore, sustainable beauty products are getting attention in Japan too! Here is the list of fashion and...
Over the past few years, COVID-19 has made people focus more on their mental and physical health than ever. As a result, the number of services and products that help people improve their well-being is increasing. As one of them, a traditional...
Fashion lovers and sustainability enthusiasts need to look out for this month’s Junkan Fes (meaning Circular Festival) in Kyoto! It is a reuse-themed festival that will be held Sunday, 27 November, in Umekoji Park, west of Kyoto Station. The...
From 26 October to 6 November, Patagonia will hold their Worn Wear tour along surf areas, offering repairing services to your favorite ocean wear. Like its predecessors, the “Worn Wear Surf Tour” is a traveling repair service to fix torn clothes and...
In recent years, initiatives related to diversity have been under active discussion worldwide. In the area of design, there is a search for ways to make design easy to use for people of various backgrounds. For example, universal design is a method...
Like other countries, fast fashion in Japan is testing the balance between people’s love of fashion and their commitment to protecting the environment. Known for being highly fashion conscious, the Japanese public is also viewed as having a...
Have you ever felt silk material? There is a tendency to stay away from silk because of its expensive image. However, silk history is closely related to the Japanese, dating back to more than 2000 years ago when sericulture (the rearing of silkworms...
The 173km long Arakawa River flows through a wide area of the Tokyo metropolitan area. It runs from Chichibu in Saitama Prefecture to the mouth of the river that empties into Tokyo Bay, east of the 23 wards of Tokyo. Yet, mixed in the soil of the...