New Project Added: TENTO

On 2021/7/20

We have added a new circular project “TNETO” in our database. Tento is the shared office built with thinned wood Yamakita machi in Kanagawa Prefecture. The office is based in the co-working space “mass x mass” in Naka-Ku, Yokohama, and is expanding to other areas. For more information, check the project page on this website.

Mori no Oto Community Building Based on the Circular Economy [Experience Report]

On 2021/7/1

On Saturday, January 30, 2021, we held a fieldwork event at “Mori no Ouchi” and “Mori no Hanare,” the activity bases of Non-Profit Organization Mori no Oto in Aoba-ku, Yokohama. The theme was “Circular Economy and Urban Development.” Ms.Madoka Kitahara, Chief Officer, and Ms.Akiko Umehara, Community Design Manager, gave an introduction about their community building […]

How SDGs Kanazawa Living Lab realize the circular economy for food [Experience Report]

On 2021/6/16

On Saturday, January 16 2021, we visited Hakkei Ichiba (Hakkei Market) and Nagashima Farm run by SDGs Kanazawa Living Lab, which mainly focuses on engaging in circular agriculture. The topic of the event was “food and the circular economy” Mr. Kentaro Hirano, the chief of Hakkei Ichiba, Mrs. Natsumi Okui, the representative of Hamandarina LLC, […]

Solar Crew renovating a vacant akiya house to approach the social issue sustainably [Experience Report]

On 2021/6/7

The increase of vacant houses called Akiya is getting one of the serious social issues here in Japan. A 2018 survey by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications found that 13.6% of all houses in Japan are abandoned. The shrinking population in and of itself is not the only cause. Other reasons include increasing […]

New Project Added: Ikasa

On 2021/5/12

We have added a new circular project “Ikasa” in our database. Ikasa is an umbrella sharing service that allows users to borrow and return umbrellas at the umbrella spots quickly. Ikasa’s umbrellas are durable and repairable, which helps to reduce the number of disposable umbrellas. For more information, check the project page on this website.

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 […]

New Project Added: Jellyfish Research Laboratories

On 2020/5/14

We have added a new circular project “Jellyfish Research Laboratories” in our database. The project is led by an biotech startup funded by Idemitsu Kosan, a Japanese petroleum company. Jellyfish Research Laboratories works on improving biodiversity, marine conservation and life science. The project explores the possibility of utilizing jellyfish as biomass resource in producing personal […]

New Project Added: Yokoyoko Project

On 2020/4/23

We have added a new circular project “Yokoyoko Project” in our database. The project is a local-for-local project led by Yokohama city and Yokohama-cho in Aomori prefecture as part of “Zero Carbon Yokohama” initiative. The goal of the project is to provide renewable energy generated in Yokohama-cho for the local companies in Yokohama city. As […]