Kirin announced a new technology for simpler and speedier recycling of plastic bottles that will enable the use of more recycled material in manufacturing.
Sumiko Takeuchi, Senior Fellow at the International Environment and Economy Institute, shares views on the outcomes of the recent COP28.
Children are participating in hands-on learning about climate change when insulating their schools, but costs remain a challenge at the national scale.
Incineration technology expert Yasuo Suzuki of JFE Engineering shares insights on the urgent need to make Japan's waste to energy sector more efficient.
Venture company WOTA is working on structural solutions to global water problems. Can its small-scale systems make an impact on global-scale water problems?
Scientists have long looked to animals and plants for inspiration. Could biomimetics provide solutions to environmental issues facing the planet?
Relive 2023 through the trending words of the year! Punctuating the record hot temperatures in Japan, "global boiling" comes in at 3rd place on the list.
Photojournalist Fumie Oyama delights again with some rarely-seen images of extra colorful crested ibis and an insider's view of their release into the wild.
Inventors of industry-revolutionizing neodymium magnets were recently awarded the Honda Prize for their contribution to advancing environmental technology.
Marine plastic collected from nearby Tomogashima Island is being used to repave a bus rotary in Wakayama City and raise awareness on recycling and the SDGs.
Food manufacturer Kewpie is reducing waste by combining excess mayonnaise with livestock manure to make biogas via methane fermentation for power generation.
Marimo, the cherished but endangered green balls of algae that live in Hokkaido's lakes are facing extinction due to multiple threats linked to global warming.