Aeon Agri Create and Toyohashi Biomass Solutions have completed a circular agriculture demonstration facility in Kazo City, Saitama Prefecture. The Kazo Circular Economy Research Base integrates small-scale methane fermentation with advanced liquid...
Universal Materials Incubator Co., Ltd. (UMI), a Tokyo-based venture capital firm specialising in the materials and chemical industries, signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the National Agricultural Development Company (NADEC) of Saudi Arabia...
The National Oriental White Stork Summit was convened on 22 November in Toyooka City, Hyogo Prefecture, marking the 20th anniversary of the reintroduction of the Oriental White Stork to the wild in Japan. More than 220 participants, attending both...
During a three‑month pilot that ran from February to April 2025, LIFULL Agri Loop, Itochu Techno‑Solutions and NEXT AGRI WORK treated spinach beds with the water‑based agent inside NasuCon Valley, the country’s largest living lab. The harvest saw a...
Despite the promise of enhanced productivity and environmental sustainability, smart agriculture technologies remain underutilised in Japan. A recent analysis by the Mitsubishi Research Institute finds digital farming tools have not yet become...
Beginning this month, Aquponi Inc. has launched a new service to lease aquaponics farm space in Fujisawa City, Kanagawa Prefecture. The “Aquponi Rental Farm” is designed to support new entrants into aquaponics, reducing the financial risks and...
Imagine growing vegetables using seawater rather than soil or plain water, and doing so on the ocean itself. This groundbreaking concept is being pursued by architectural tech startup N-ARK. Their ambitious project, called “Green Ocean,”...
Not so long ago, people and Oriental White Storks coexisted in harmony and peace in Toyooka, northern Hyogo Prefecture. A formerly common sight in the wilderness of this beautiful Japanese countryside, in 1971, the last surviving soul of this rare...
There are so many options for sustainable cosmetics in recent years that you may have a hard time choosing one! Some companies have a solid philosophy of solving specific social issues, which can be a good reason to choose them because it means you...
With the introduction of artificial intelligence technologies, farmers can improve the efficiency of their operations. As a result, they can increase the quality and quantity of their harvests while minimizing the environmental impact. In Uganda...