Energy efficiency has become a common theme in urban planning. Combining it with nature-driven designs and materials can enhance the resilience of buildings to climate change, owing to their temperature- and moisture-regulating effects. Wooden...
In July, Echigo Yakuso Co., Ltd., a company specializing in fermented and healthy foods, opened the “Echigo Yakuso Distillery CRAFT GIN STAND” bar in Tokyo’s Omotesando. The craft gin offered here is produced through a zero-waste...
Japan has been concerned about agricultural decline for years. Rice production, in particular, keeps decreasing due to the westernization of dietary patterns among Japanese people. The annual rice consumption per person has decreased to 50.7kg in...