A collaboration between a craft brewer and two major airport operators has launched a new low-malt beer at Haneda Airport, made by upcycling surplus bread crusts from sandwiches sold in the terminals. The second edition of “Bready to...
Japanese biotechnology startup Fermenstation Inc. has secured a grant from the PwC Foundation to develop a database that will accelerate the upcycling of unused biomass into valuable food ingredients. The project aims to tackle the interconnected...
Tsunan Brewery Co., Ltd. has launched a project to transform byproducts from sake production into high-tech materials, including semiconductors and nanoparticles for use in cosmetics. The Sake Upcycling Project, which began this month, aims to...
A book selection service in Gifu City is collaborating with a local social welfare organisation to launch a unique product that combines literature, art, and social inclusion. The project is titled “Natsu no Hyaku” (Summer’s...
A Japanese collaboration is repurposing used rocket-fuel tanks into an omnidirectional loudspeaker called “DEBRIS.” These aerospace hardware, used in Hokkaido’s private rocket programme, rarely enjoy a second life once testing ends. But as...
In an age where paperless and digital solutions are increasingly common, how many books are still in use within society? VALUE BOOKS Inc., founded in 2007 and officially certified as a B Corporation, is engaged in the purchase and sale of second...
The “Re-Bear Project,” led by a company in Toyama Prefecture, is upcycling carved wooden bears to give these forgotten figures a new purpose. Once popular souvenirs from Hokkaido that now gather dust in homes across Japan, are being...
A research team at the Saitama Institute of Technology has developed a new, low-energy technology to upcycle used ceramic train-bento containers into high-quality interior tiles. The innovation provides a circular solution for a famous local product...
Soiro living LLC has relaunched “High●light,” a pendant lamp that breathes new life into redundant porcelain ashtrays. Each lamp begins as a vintage or deadstock ashtray recovered from recycling centres and warehouse inventories. Technicians drill a...
JR East Start UP, mitosaya, and the esteemed Aizu-based sake brewery Takahashi Shosaku Brewery, known for its “Aizu Musume” sake, have announced that they will be introducing “LIL’ STRAWBERRY,” a new non-alcoholic craft...