Takunan Shoji (herein after Takunan), an enterprise based in Okinawa, specializes in recycling various materials. Takunan scraps over 6,600 discarded vehicles every month, but had trouble concerning the windows of these vehicles. They could not...
Good Nature Hotel, a new Kyoto hotel, looks set to receive the WELL Building Standard accreditation. It will be the first hotel in the world to receive the accreditation for incorporating features that ensure users’ health and well-being. Good...
Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (also known as Tokyo 2020) has shared pictures of the room furnishing that will be used in the athletes’ village plaza this summer. The village plaza consists of 21 lodgings, a total of...
Limestone-based material LIMEX, developed and patented by Japanese startup TBM Co., Ltd, has proved to have been a good alternative to plastic and paper. Limex is made primarily from limestone, a natural resource in which Japan is 100% self...
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...
Outdoor clothing store, Patagonia International Inc., which operates 22 stores in Japan, announced that it will abolish the use of plastic shopping bags from April 1st, 2020. Japan has shared a global goal at the G20 Osaka summit in June this year...
Although DIY has been a trend in recent years in Japan, taking electrical devices or home appliances to repair shops is still the norm for out-of-order products. In this area of daily life, most Japanese people tend to rely on professionals as often...
We last talked about Circular Edonomy®, a circular economy that existed during the Edo period of Japan. It was a model that took the various facets in Japanese society and minimized waste to peak efficiency. Since the system is simple and intuitive...
About half of the world’s food loss is generated by businesses, especially shops and restaurants. The losses can result from inclement weather, special events, reservation cancellations, wrong orders, or stocking excessive inventory. However, we...
Very often, organizations tackle one or a few aspects of SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals). This, of course, makes sense. Not everyone would be an expert to tackle all the problems present in this world. Neither does anyone have the resources to...