It’s no secret that there is an excess use of plastic and other non-reusable materials in Japan. Moreover, compared to cities in other countries, beginning a sustainable lifestyle in bigger cities such as Tokyo, Nagoya or Osaka might prove difficult...
Slow fashion is exploding in Japan. Designers are making it easier to not only look good, but also give consumers the option to purchase quality fashion that is also sustainable and environmentally friendly. Furthermore, unlike fast fashion, slow...
Japan will welcome the country’s first of its kind signing store in Tokyo. The Starbucks Tokyo Signing Store will be the fifth in the world, after Washington DC, Kuala Lumpur, Penang, and Guangzhou. It is designed to operate with sign language as...
Souvenirs, also known as ‘omiyage’, is an ingrained part of Japanese culture. Now, sustainable select shops selling perishable goods have become quite popular throughout Japan. Each year in cities such as Tokyo and Osaka, new shops are popping up...
As the world’s population keeps growing and the amount of resource and energy consumption rises simultaneously, countries and enterprises must make conversions in strategies or business models and make action to achieve a sustainable society...
Do you know that there are about 6.43 million tons of food loss produced in Japan a year? Among the number, as much as 1.33 million ton is produced at restaurants. With the Food Loss Reduction Promotion Act passed last year, various measures for...
Global population growth is causing a food crisis. Traditional meat, such as beef, pork and chicken will maybe not satisfy our stomach in the future. In response to it, the movement is developing “insect food”, “vegetable meat” and “substitute meat”...
Mitsubishi Research Institute, Inc. (MRI) established ‘Area DX Division’ on January 1 to carry out a test on the promotion of cashless transactions, a business model carried out by Tokyo Metropolis. The experiment is currently active in Otemachi...
The gomi pit BAR (Waste Pit Bar) was awarded the Encouragement Award for the 13th Industrial Tourism Town Revitalization Awards Program by Japan Travel and Tourism Association this year. gomi pit BAR is a bar located in Musashino Green Centre, a...
Revitalizing farming is considered one of the keys to Japan’s self-sustainable future. However, the agricultural challenges which the nation has been facing are serious, such as the decline in the number of farmers because of the aging population...