haishop cafe releases four new vegan dishes

On 2021/12/14

haishop cafe, located in Minato Mirai, Yokohama, has released four new vegan dishes for their menu. From today onwards, 80% of their menu will be renewed into a vegan menu. This move is to promote food with less environmental impact and food diversity. Besides those four dishes, Vegan burger with soy meat, Vegan dan […]

New Project Added: FOOD LOOP

On 2021/12/3

We have added a new circular project “FOOD LOOP” in our database. FOOD LOOP is a project to recycle food waste run by Yokohama Beer. To create a recycling loop, they compost the malt and other food waste, grow vegetables, and serve them at the restaurant. For more information, check the project page on this […]

What post-COVID-19 world look like? Circular Economy Plus clear up the new demands in Ryokuen [Experience Report]

On 2021/11/18

Since the COVID-19 came into the world, the way we work has been dynamically changing. Many people work from home, hold their meetings online, and many new words that symbolize the change of our lifestyle has been created, such as self-isolation, quarantine, key-workers, and so on. Now, another question came up; how will the way […]

Sustainable Vegan Ramen made with Yokohama local produce

On 2021/10/6

Another vegan ramen choice is coming your way soon in Yokohama City! The Yokohama Vegan Ramen project is getting ready to serve another vegan option to locals with a new dandan noodle meal through crowdfunding. Initiated by the RCE Yokohama Youth Federation, the project was launched in October last year and has been developing the […]

Recycling business bridge the gap between administrations and citizens: Yokohama City Resource Recycling Business Cooperative

On 2020/10/2

Have you ever heard of the word “Earth Overshoot Day?” It is a day that marks the date when humanity’s demand for ecological resources and services in a given year exceeds nature’s budget in that year. Unfortunately, Earth Overshoot Day has been getting earlier year by year. It is time we had to take action […]

No one will be left behind: Foodbank Yokohama brights the future in Yokohama

On 2020/10/1

Food waste is one of the biggest social issues that should be dealt with in the world. According to the government of Japan’s website, the amount of domestic food waste in 2019 was up to 6,430,000 tons, which means we waste 50 kilograms of food for each person per year in Japan. Food Banks are […]