Yokohama City has announced the launch of YOKOHAMA HOPCORN LAGER, a craft beer brewed using surplus popcorn from local cinemas. This is the first time in Japan that food waste has been repurposed for craft beer production within a government...
*This article is a translated and edited version of a story originally published in January 2026 on “Green Hub in Asia,” a platform managed by the City of Yokohama’s International Affairs Bureau. It was produced by Harch Inc., the...
*This article is a translated and edited version of a story originally published in January 2026 on “Green Hub in Asia,” a platform managed by the City of Yokohama’s International Affairs Bureau. It was produced by Harch Inc., the...
*This article is a translated and edited version of a story originally published in January 2026 on “Green Hub in Asia,” a platform managed by the City of Yokohama’s International Affairs Bureau. It was produced by Harch Inc., the...
*This article is a translated and edited version of a story originally published in January 2026 on “Green Hub in Asia,” a platform managed by the City of Yokohama’s International Affairs Bureau. It was produced by Harch Inc., the...
Yokohama has always been a city in conversation with water. It faces Tokyo Bay, where the port shaped its modern identity, and it is laced with rivers that run past schools, parks and shopping streets. Yet this close relationship with water has also...
Chocolate Design Co., Ltd., the operator of the Yokohama-based craft chocolate brand VANILLABEANS, has launched a new line of book covers crafted from upcycled cacao husks. The product debuted on the company’s online shop on 13 January, showing how...
Yokohama City has launched a pilot project to establish a resource circulation model for used plastic clear folders within the Minato Mirai 21 district. This is a collaboration between the municipal government, the Yokohama SDGs Design Center...
Beverage startup NOMU Enterprise G.K. has partnered with the City of Yokohama to launch a pilot test for Japan’s first reusable cup drink dispensing machine. The first “NOMU POD” unit was installed on the 25th floor of the Yokohama...
Panasonic Corporation and the City of Yokohama have announced a collaborative project to test the effectiveness of an AI-powered refrigerator camera in reducing household food waste. The trial will run from October to November 2025 and involve 30...