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...
An experiment with edible ink may be the simple, yet revolutionary, idea needed to free Japan’s vegetables from unnecessary plastic wrapping. In Tokyo’s Nerima Ward, creative solutions company know Inc. is working with a local farm to sell plastic...
During the Christmas season, florists in Japan offer a wide range of flowers such as red roses and poinsettia. However, large quantities of unsold Christmas flowers are disposed when 26th December arrives. Haruka Kawashima, Flowercyclist and owner...
At its fourth World Conference on Tourism and Culture, held in Kyoto on December 12 and 13, 2019, the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) adopted new guidelines called...
En-japan inc. is one of the largest companies that offers career-change services for jobseekers in Japan. The company has made public it will support a nonprofit organization called ‘International Medical Volunteers Japan Heart’. Japan Heart is an...
The launch of the Sustainable Developmental Goals (SDGs) by the United Nations in 2016 emphasized the need for a collective effort for a better future. Since then, corporations, educational institutes and local governments have been leveraging their...
Kentucky Fried Chicken Japan Ltd. (subsidiary of KFC Holdings Japan Ltd.) has announced it will start providing food from its menu to food bank in Yokohama, south of Tokyo, from November 2019. It will give away ‘original chicken’ and ‘boneless...
Starting October, TBS (Tokyo Broadcasting System) has moved three of its prominent locations: akasaka Sacas, Akasaka Blitz and Akasaka ACT Theater towards completely operated by renewable energy. This switch is in line with SDG Media Compact, an...
Online bakery market Rebake, which tackles food waste, announced that between its launch in December 2018 and July 2019, a total of 7.5 tons of bread was saved from being wasted. Bakeries try to ensure the proper management of baked items by closely...
Since 2004, Chiba University, a public university, has been creating its Environmental Report every year. The environmental student committee oversees the composing of the report, designing, interviewing for, and writing it in line with the...