Ever come across an apple with a bruise or a cucumber overly bent in Japanese supermarkets? Chances are you will say, “no.” Japan is particularly strict when it comes to putting vegetables and fruits out in the market. Severe standard...
Since their food-tech startup in June 2020, Next Meats Co. Ltd. has constantly challenged the next possibility in alternative meat. Their philosophy is “not letting the earth end,” and they have been releasing alternative “fake...
It’s been a wild year. Japan hoped to see the end of COVID in 2021, especially with its implementation of vaccinations. It has affected all aspects of life, which pains us with each news of loss and pain. But certain local governments have been...
Here’s a brilliant idea for people recovering from various emotional disorders and slowly adjusting back into society! The innovative Osaka-based Kuma No Te Cafe, or Bear Paw Cafe in English, is designed to help people who are recovering from...
Art collective teamLab has gained an international reputation for its two inspiring art museums in Tokyo’s Odaiba and Toyosu district, in which visitors can immerse themselves in an illusory world of visuals and sound while relaxing. But few are...
For vegans who are cheese lovers, there’s great news! “TOKYO VEG LIFE”, a YouTube channel based in Minato Ward, Tokyo that focuses on vegan, yoga and ecofriendliness, has produced a sustainable vegan cheese brand under the name...
Two food companies and a group of students have collaborated to develop a new product, Sustainable Shrimp Cracker, made from two kinds of food waste. The first source of food waste comes from the heads of sweet shrimp, leftover in the process of...
ZENB Japan is tying up with Associate Professor Haruko Noguchi of Tokyo University of Agriculture and her students at the Agriculture Department of Agricultural Innovation for Sustainable Society to develop “ZENB Sandwich” that maximizes ingredient...
One may not think poverty is an issue in Japan. After all, Japan’s nominal GDP is ranked third globally. It is also advanced in both medical and technological aspects and is one of the world’s top consumption centers. Yet, poverty...
Even among the non-Okinawan Japanese, they may not be familiar with the Okinawa cuisine, Taco Rice. The unique dish is a stack of taco ingredients on rice, which is hard to imagine at first, but can be quite heavenly in an expert chef’s hands...