Japanese craft gin from Iki Island cuts food loss using oft-wasted parts of local fruits & veggies
Iki Retreat Kairi Murakami Iki Retreat Kairi Murakami 壱岐リトリート 海里村上 is a luxury hot spring inn with sublime sea views and blissful hot spring baths…
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Pride House Tokyo Legacy now provides wraparound support for LGBTQ+ youth under 25
In April 2021, the Pride House Tokyo consortium, a voluntary organization, launched a free counseling and wraparound support program for LGBTQ+ and questioning youth and…
Free Your Smile with this Clear Mask from Japan
With people around the world wearing masks in public places for over a year now, we’ve all just had to get used to it. Most…
Japanese sweets shop Bunmeido, famous for castella cake, launches V!CASTELLA sports bar
Castella: 500 years in Japan Spongy カステラ castella are one of Japan’s favorite cakes. Available in a variety of flavors and even miniature versions (“baby…
New line of shopping bags and gift boxes from Cosme Kitchen use sustainable materials
Cosme Kitchen, a specialty store for natural and organic cosmetics run by Mash Beauty Lab Inc., has redesigned its shopping bags and gift boxes using…
Make your tea time magical with this adorably detailed Alice in Wonderland tableware
Tableware that looks just like the tea party in Alice in Wonderland is now available! © grape SHOP Here is a tableware set that recreates…
Matcha cheese terrine uses sustainable tea from once-abandoned now-reborn tea plantation
In recent years, the Japanese food boom in Europe, the U.S., and other countries has led to a renewed interest in Japanese food and tea…
This Golden Week in Tokyo, experience Kintsugi golden joinery, Japan’s sustainable pottery art
Kintsugi For those who are unfamiliar with it, 金継ぎ kintsugi is the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery by mending the areas of breakage with…
JIBUN HAUS redesigns family houses with the pandemic and remote work in mind
It’s been over a year since the novel coronavirus began forcing lockdowns on societies across the globe. During this time, people’s lifestyles have changed significantly….
Mineralia mixes Dead Sea salt and Japanese aromatherapy in this relaxing product
Does a salt bath sound desirable? At first, it’s hard to say. Nevertheless, since time immemorial, salt has been considered to have a cleansing effect…
Nostalgic Items and Stories: Special exhibition on the history of transportation in Yokohama
In celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Yokohama Municipal Transportation and the Yohokama Municipal Library, a collaboration exhibition will be held for a limited time at the Yokohama…
Kawaii and healthy plant-based protein sweets now available at OPEN NAKAMEGURO
The first protein sweets using the Japanese plant-based protein, GRØN, were released on April 22nd at the Café OPEN NAKAMEGURO. GRØN uses only plant-based ingredients,…
Curb dandruff and odor with white horsehair scalp brush from traditional Japanese brush shop
Summer is just a few months away. As the temperature and humidity increase, many people get an uncomfortable feeling due to an oily scalp, which…
Marine litter from Enoshima Beach recycled in “SDGs art exhibition” and kids’ workshop
Watasu Ltd., a Japanese company involved in the planning of SDGs-related events, held an “SDGs art exhibition” at Mitsui Outlet Park Yokohama Bayside on April…
Peanuts collaborate with 11 brands on sustainable eco-bag collection in Japan
Japanese company Mash Holdings has collaborated with PEANUTS on a new project aiming to encourage people to “Take Care with PEANUTS” by collaborating with 11…