Anadromous is a non-profit organization promoting exchange between urban areas and mountain regions. In November 2022, they opened Village Hinohara, a telework facility for members that utilizes a satellite office in Hinohara Village in Tokyo. Its...
Kaman Co. Ltd. is launching a trial service for Megloo reusable containers for takeout and delivery from various stores and food trucks. The trial will run for one month, from January 24 to February 23, in the Shibuya City area. Following a...
Tokyo’s Jiyugaoka is a very comfortable area for shopping. Imagine a toned-down back streets of Shibuya, where you can enjoy visiting the range of stores along the slopes without the often overwhelming crowd. And for the sustainability soul inside...
Awareness of a zero waste lifestyle is picking up in Japan, and bulk stores, which allows customers to purchase customized amounts without packaging, are essential parts of the trend. Unfortunately, the number of bulk stores are still limited. It...
Ensen Marugoto, a joint-stock company between Satoyume and The East Japan Railway Company, has launched a new type of tourism called “mobility tourism.” This project aims to fully utilize tourism resources in Tokyo’s Okutama area. ‘Ensen Marugoto’...
Momentum is picking up for a(n)action, which had a very successful crowdfunding project for climate clocks this year. a(n)action has been installing a climate clock each month from July to September. To date, there are four climate clocks in Shibuya...
Japanese ICT company and ethical e-commerce “tells market” operator, Freewill Inc., organized the ethical event MoFF2022 at TRUNK HOTEL in Shibuya on September 9. The event saw close to 2900 participants, more than one hundred ethical...
Everyone needs to be aware of the importance of environmental issues, including climate change, of which we are all a part. Environmental education is one essential path to raising the interest of the next generation of children. UNESCO states that...
Nippon Telegraph and Telecommunication East Corporation Tokyo East Branch (NTT East Tokyo East Branch) is providing all evacuation shelters in Bunkyo Ward “Mieru-Tsuyaku,” a tablet device with real-time visible interpretation for the first time in...
Gender bias is when a person or society unconsciously holds fixed assumptions or prejudices about gender differences and gender roles. In Japan, there is a slang term for women in the sciences called “rikejo.” The very fact that such a...