Starting this month, Ito-Yokado is expanding its household used cooking oil recycling initiative across all its stores in Tokyo, aiming to help everyday consumers reduce food waste. The supermarket chain, a subsidiary of Seven & i Holdings, is...
Seven-Eleven Japan and AGC have announced Japan’s first successful initiative to recycle discarded glass from store equipment for use in new store facilities. The collaboration involves collecting and repurposing approximately four tons of glass...
Harch Inc., parent company fo Zenbird Media, will organize the “Akasaka Circular City Conference & Tourism 2024” on October 8, an event that will bring together businesses, startups, and sustainability leaders to explore the future...
Kamikatsu Town is once again drawing our attention, as its latest recognition came in the form of the “Local Impact” award at the Xtrepreneur AWARD 2024, hosted by Forbes JAPAN, for its collaboration with SPEC BioLaboratory,inc. The...
Fuji Corporation and Taisei Rotec Corporation have announced the introduction of the R-PLUS waste-sorting robot at Taisei Rotec’s industrial waste processing facility in Tokyo. The robot will begin operations in November 2024, and aims to...
（Japanese version below：記事後半から日本語でお読みいただけます） Are you interested in exploring sustainable spots in Tokyo? An exciting media event is coming up on August 24 at a sustainable cafe in Tokyo, Japan! This is the release event for Zenbird’s “Sustainable...
Japan is rarely associated with poverty. Its nominal GDP remains the world’s fourth largest after the U.S., China and Germany, and it has the lowest unemployment rate among the top seven advanced economies. Yet Japan slips to the 24th spot when...
The United Nations marked June 20 as “World Refugee Day” to celebrate the strength and courage of refugees, create awareness of the plight of people forced to flee and advocate for their right to safety. Of the many news stories about the refugee...
RYOZAN PARK GREEN, an environment-focused shared office space, aims to blend modern urban development with sustainability, supporting entrepreneurs dedicated to tackling environmental issues and urban agriculture. The facility is designed by...
Inspired by the 2014 documentary “Edible City,” some Japanese cities have turned city streets and parks into urban food oases. These are some examples. Edible Way, Matsudo, Chiba Prefecture The “Edible Way” is about a 1 km stretch between the JR...