Tag: Zero Waste

06/16/2023

J-STORIES - Amid worsening global water shortages and supply issues, one Japanese company has come up with ...

Making use of old emergency food supplies

05/04/2023

J-STORIES ー A Japanese rations supplies company has developed a way to combat the massive food ...

Beauty & Fashion

Fishing for fashion: Fish leather becomes the latest sensation in the fashion world

by Yoshiko Ohira

04/20/2023

J-STORIES - In Japan, as raw fish is processed into sashimi, sushi, and other dishes, every ...

AgriTech

The Brief #52 Reusing Tea, Helping Refugees

by Alisa Okawara

04/06/2023

https://youtu.be/hjIvVl00LPU A Japanese startup is looking to mitigate the high environmental and human impact of PC ...

Green tea for green ideas

04/06/2023

J-STORIES - When bottled drinks maker Ito En rolled out its new delivery trucks last year, ...

Purging PC footprint

04/05/2023

J-STORIES - Computer production is not what you might call an environmentally friendly process. It consumes ...

The Brief #51 Origami disposable razor, “Hidden” food loss

by Toshi Maeda

03/30/2023

https://youtu.be/5H2gcLb74BI A Japanese blade manufacturer's paper razor is proving popular across genders, slashing the environmental impact ...

Taking a bite out of unwanted food

03/30/2023

J-STORIES - A Japanese company has come up with a mouthwatering way to take a bite ...

The Brief #50 High-tech medical tourism, Greening with garbage

by Toshi Maeda

03/23/2023

https://youtu.be/GuiFY31f3bE Medical tourism has a long history in Japan. The health-giving properties of natural spring water ...

Green Innovation

Greening the desert with trash

by Yui Sawada

03/23/2023