The 2025 Osaka Expo has released an app that gamifies reducing your carbon footprint. Users can engage in eco-friendly activities to earn points and win prizes.
A method to convert food waste into fuel will be tested at the 2025 Osaka Expo. If successful, it could play a key role in a...
Consumers can choose chocolates made from ingredients designed to reduce food loss and created with sustainability in mind for Valentine's Day.
Food waste is now being converted into energy at Sagamihara Biogas Power, a new methane power plant aimed at achieving the Sustainable Development Goals.
Companies in Kanagawa Prefecture are teaming up to close the loop and reduce food waste by utilizing food residue from processing plants as feed at pig...
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.
A Crust-averse Nation Many Japanese people enjoy eating fluffy, soft, and chewy white milk bread, known as 食パン shokupan, baked into square loaves. Whether it's in delicious egg...
The Kuramae district in Taito Ward of Tokyo partnered with Asahi Breweries to reduce food waste and build community through craft beer.
It’s our problemーeveryone’s. About 5.7 million tons of food was wasted in 2019. Households accounted for 2.61 million tons, but businesses wasted even more.
New vending machines offer fresh vegetables and frozen meals, and plenty in between, with contactless sales and 24-hour convenience for the pandemic lifestyle.
The award-winning design dries food waste to about ⅕ of its original bulk within hours, without foul orders or attracting bugs. It’s good for homeowners and...