Kameoka City in Kyoto Prefecture is accelerating the implementation of smart agriculture technologies to secure the future of the local food industry. Through the Open Innovation Center Kameoka, known as OICK, the municipal government has partnered...
Mercure Kyoto Station has become the first accommodation facility in Kyoto Prefecture to receive the Green Key certification, an international eco-label for the hospitality industry. The hotel belongs to Accor, and achieved the status in December...
Kyoto Prefecture will hold the Kyoto Environmental Festival 2026 on 11 February at the Kyoto Pulse Plaza. The festival aims to provide children a place to engage with environmental issues through play and interactive learning. This 36th edition of...
The Council for Cultural Affairs has recommended that 18 civil engineering structures comprising the Sagano Scenic Railway be registered as Tangible Cultural Properties of Japan. Kameoka City announced the decision on 26 November, marking a...
Charichari, Inc., a Fukuoka-based operator of shared mobility services, has officially acquired the “kotobike” share cycle business from Kyoto-based bicycle retailer Qbei Inc. The transfer, effective from 1 December, marks an expansion...
A new community hub named “Bodoge Jinja”, or “Board Game Shrine”, has opened in Kyoto, designed to use board games as a tool for tackling social issues. The centre is located within the Some-Usagi select shop in the...
Kyoto Fusioneering Ltd. has revealed progress on its integrated test plant, UNITY-1, which is designed to demonstrate the essential technology for converting heat from nuclear fusion into electricity. The company released a video showcasing the...
Do you have a favourite shirt with a stain or a memorable blouse faded by the sun, tucked away in the back of your wardrobe? Have you given up on clothes that are still wearable, deciding they’re no longer suitable for public wear? In Kyoto...
We may think of cardboard boxes as just a simple box for packaging products in our daily lives. Yet, from the perspective of resource circulation, cardboard is a material with a high 95% recycling rate (according to the Japan Corrugated Case...
A vibrant array of vegetables, all uniform in size, shape, and colour, arranged neatly in the supermarket’s produce section. This is a familiar scene which we take for granted as we pick up our groceries. However, a harsh reality lies behind...