Bookoff Group Holdings Ltd. and Itochu Corporation have entered a capital and business alliance, aimed at expanding reuse services by leveraging Itochu’s extensive retail network, including approximately 16,400 FamilyMart stores across Japan. The...
Daimaru Matsuzakaya Department Stores will launch its Spring 2026 ECOFF Campaign across 10 locations nationwide starting 3 March. This campaign is part of the company’s “Think GREEN” sustainability project, and invites customers to bring...
Jimoty Inc. is collaborating with Matsubara City, opening the Jimoty Spot Matsubara Store today. Located within the Seven Park Amami shopping mall, this facility marks the first public-private reuse hub in Matsubara City. The collaboration has...
Sumitomo Mitsui Auto Service (SMAS) has started supplying used electric vehicles to a group company of The Sumitomo Warehouse, creating a reuse model for corporate fleet electrification. The collaboration involves SMAS providing “Reuse...
Beverage startup NOMU Enterprise G.K. has partnered with the City of Yokohama to launch a pilot test for Japan’s first reusable cup drink dispensing machine. The first “NOMU POD” unit was installed on the 25th floor of the Yokohama...
ReBuilding Center JAPAN Inc. will host the “Local Reuse Forum 2025” on October 14, an event dedicated to advancing community-based resource circulation. The forum aims to bring together practitioners and interested individuals to share...
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...
Over 20 companies will host a two-day event in Tokyo to mark “Reuse Day” on August 8, aiming to foster a greater understanding of the circular economy among the public, particularly the younger generation. The event, titled “August...
On June 20th, Japan’s Ministry of the Environment published a new policy outline aimed at significantly expanding the nation’s reuse market, a key component of its circular economy ambitions. The “Direction for a Roadmap for the Promotion of...
In an age where paperless and digital solutions are increasingly common, how many books are still in use within society? VALUE BOOKS Inc., founded in 2007 and officially certified as a B Corporation, is engaged in the purchase and sale of second...