The golden week, a big national holiday week in Japan, is over. We are briefly having the best season between cold winter and rainy weather now!

The new business/school year began with some pleasant news for us. We will continue producing many creations, from blog posts to YouTube videos, and social media posts.

Circualr Economy Event Infomation

Circular Yokohama will join in the event “Circular Economy -Think of the Future of a Circular City through the Latest Circular Economy Trend Worldwide-.”

Participants will take away basic knowledge of the Circular Economy and an understanding of its current condition and trend worldwide.

Event Details

Date: May 28th, 2022 (2 PM to 4 PM JST)
Venue: Online
Ticket fee: 500 yen
Language: Japanese
Host: WE21 Japan

We welcome everyone to signup here.

New Video Series

As we have informed in the last update, Circular Yokohama and Zenbird started a podcast series in English on Zen Waves.

Now, the new video series in Japanese is coming on your way as well. We have already filmed with Stockbase and hishop.

Please read through past articles about them while we are preparing the videos.

StockBase

https://circular.yokohama/en/projects/stockbase/

How haishop is turning Japan’s souvenir culture into a force for good

https://circular.yokohama/en/2021/12/20/haishop/

Ongoing Projects

Circular Yokohama has been working with Seyanishi high school and Kanagawa University since 2021.

Those collaborations are carried over into the new school year!

Please check out the details of previous projects in the old posts, and look forward to the upcoming announcement.

【Monthly Update: February, 2022】Yokohama’s Youths are Intensely Learning Circular Economy

https://circular.yokohama/en/2022/03/09/monthlyupdate_202202/

【Monthly Update: March, 2022】Circular Products Development is Advancing

https://circular.yokohama/en/2022/04/13/monthlyupdate_202203/

Instagram

Circular Yokohama opened its official Instagram account! Please follow us on each social media.

 

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室井梨那（Rina Muroi）

Rina was born and raised in Yokohama, and brings a ENG/JP bilingual edge to the Circular Yokohama team. With a background in second language acquisition and international education, she leads collaborative initiatives and storytelling projects that connect local efforts with global audiences, building friendships through circularity.

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