Entrepreneurs came together at AKITA RISE to share plans for guesthouses, farming blue corn, and mother-run cooperatives aiming to revitalize rural communities.
Innovative companies tackling sustainable water, upcycling, and other sustainability challenges featured their latest products at the City-Tech.Tokyo event.
Upcycling is a common thread among projects chosen for the Osaka Expo, like benches made from used clothes and bio-toilets that turn sewage into fertilizer.
Hannan City and Kansai Airports are partnering up to bring back vitality to eelgrass and other CO2-absorbing seaweeds in the 'sea forest' of Osaka Bay.
A startup developed a new bioplastic made from underutilized components of plant and wood waste, with a carbon footprint smaller than conventional plastic.
A research team is looking for new feed options to reduce methane in cow burps, aiming to curb greenhouse gas emissions in the fight against global...
International sporting events are increasingly incorporating the SDGs, and the upcoming Tour de Kyushu, planned with sustainability in mind, is no exception.
Students collaborated with two companies to develop a healthy ready-to-eat product made with shrimp and designed to promote conservation of fisheries resources.
News footage from the earthquake disaster sites shows it is private organizations that are playing a prominent role in the rescue and recovery efforts.
Using a supercomputer, Meteorological Research Institute researchers have quantified the role of global warming in heat waves and other extreme weather events.
Japanese manufacturers are developing low-carbon technologies like magnetic air conditioners and propane heat pumps that could revolutionize the industry.
The damage caused by the earthquake in Turkey continues to spread. In a race against time, nations must unite to save as many lives as possible.