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7-Eleven Japan begins to implement new colorless food containers to reduce CO2 emissions

Krista Rogers
Dec 21, 2022
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The new containers have already been rolled out at store locations in Japan’s northernmost prefecture Hokkaido.

Japan
(7-Eleven • bento • boxed lunches • CO2 emissions • CO2 reduction • COK • convenience store • environment • environmentally friendly • food • Hokkaido • konbini • reduction)

Ramen-based fuel now powers one of Japan’s most beautiful sightseeing railways

Casey Baseel
Nov 23, 2022

Leftover tonkotsu broth gets a new purpose in Kyushu.

Japan
(biodiesel • cool • eco-friendly • environment • food • ramen • SDGs • tonkotsu • trains)

Japanese government seeking power to turn down private home air conditioners remotely, report says

Casey Baseel
Nov 7, 2022

Ministry wants new authority to aid shift to renewable energy sources.

Japan
(air conditioner • Air conditioning • COK • eco-friendly • ecology • electricity • environment • government • renewable energy • society)

Japanese convenience store will now ask customers who ask for a fork to use chopsticks instead

Casey Baseel
Sep 25, 2022

Family Mart no longer gives a fork.

Japan
(chopsticks • COK • convenience stores • environment • Family mart • forks • plastic • SDGs • trash)

First-ever carbon-neutral sake coming in October

Master Blaster
Jul 31, 2022

Sip some sustainable sake soon.

Japan
(alcohol • climate change • environment • Fujuku • Fujuku Junmaishu Eco Zero • Kobe • Kobe Shushinkan • nihonshu • sake • sake brewing • sustainability)

Real-world forest that inspired Hayao Miyazaki to create Totoro will become a nature preserve

Casey Baseel
Jun 9, 2022

2.6-billion yen project will protect some 7,000 trees.

Japan
(anime • conservation • environment • Hayao Miyazaki • My Neighbor Totoro • nature • Tokorozawa • Totoro)

Family Mart convenience stores will stop offering plastic forks, recommends chopsticks instead

Casey Baseel
Mar 11, 2022

Family Mart sticks a fork in forks.

Japan
(chopsticks • COK • convenience stores • eco-friendly • environment • Family mart • forks • plastic • plastic waste • society)

Coca-Cola Japan are testing “fill your own bottles” water dispensers to help reduce plastic waste

Katie Pask
Feb 26, 2022

The water dispensers fall in line with the drinks giant’s global goal for 25 percent reusable packaging by 2030.

Japan
(Coca-Cola • drinks • eco-friendly • environment • PET bottles • plastic bottles • recycling • vending machines • water)

Cost of uneaten ehomaki sushi rolls in 2022 estimated to be over one billion yen

Master Blaster
Feb 11, 2022

A brief lesson in eho-nomics.

Japan
(business • convenience stores • Ehomaki • environment • food waste • setsubun • supermarkets • sushi • sushi rolls)

Free admission to life-size, renewable-energy Gundam center celebrates its eco-friendly movement

Casey Baseel
Oct 19, 2021

Gundam takes a one-day break from fighting Zeon to raise sustainability awareness and save fans some cash.

Japan
(anime • awesome • cool • environment • free • Gundam • Gundam Factory Yokohama • Gundam statue • life-size Gundam • Mobil Suit Gundam • renewable energy • robots • Yokohama)

Shopping at Japanese convenience store Lawson? Don’t forget to take a cooking pot with you!

Casey Baseel
Sep 21, 2021

New Oden Pot Discount is good for the environment and your wallet.

Japan
(clever • COK • convenience stores • discount • ecology • environment • environmentally friendly • Lawson • oden • plastic)

Japan considering adding charges for plastic convenience store utensils, hotel hangers, and more

Ingrid Tsai
Sep 13, 2021

I guess my days of plastic spoon-hoarding days are now over.

Japan
(COK • eco-friendly • environment • government • plastic • plastic waste • sustainability • utensils)

What do you think of Muji’s new sustainable cutlery cover?

Katy Kelly
Jun 18, 2021

Now you can carry cutlery wherever you like with a small, sustainable silicone wrap.

Japan
(cutlery • eco-friendly • environment • muji • Mujirushi • Mujirushi Ryohin • plastic waste • silicone • sustainability • utensils)

Japan’s postal service: So great it’ll even deliver a single leaf to your home

Oona McGee
Jun 8, 2021

Handled with care and delivered in perfect condition.

Japan
(customer service • eco • eco-friendly • environment • environmentally friendly • flora • heartwarming • Japan Post • Keio University • leaves • Letters • post • postal service • trees • twitter)

Japanese government removes controversial radioactive material illustration video and pamphlet

Casey Baseel
Apr 16, 2021

Awareness campaign for plan to dump radioactive water into ocean lands creators in hot water.

Japan
(2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami • controversy • environment • Fukushima • mascot characters • nuclear power • Radiation • Reconstruction Agency • tritium)

Japan government makes cute illustrated version of radioactive isotope it plans to dump into sea

Casey Baseel
Apr 14, 2021

Video released on same day approval is granted for waste water project at Fukushima nuclear power plant.

Japan
(2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami • environment • Fukushima • mascot characters • nuclear power • Radiation • Reconstruction Agency • tritium)

Bandai launches Gunpla Recycling Project to reuse Gundam anime model kit plastics

SoraNews24
Apr 5, 2021

Model maker is installing drop boxes at arcades across Japan.

Japan
(anime • Bandai • eco-friendly • environment • Gundam • Gunpla • models • plastic • plastic models • recycling)

Japan’s biggest family restaurant chain now lets you take your leftovers home with you

Casey Baseel
Mar 16, 2021

Order with gusto at Gusto, because whatever you don’t finish is yours to keep.

Japan
(COK • ecology • environment • food • food waste • Gusto • restaurants • Skylark • SNJO • society • take-home)

Ban on free plastic forks and spoons drafted by Japan’s Ministry of Environment

Master Blaster
Mar 15, 2021

First they came for the bags and I said “cool.” Then they came for the spoons and I said “sure, that’s cool too.”

Japan
(COK • convenience stores • environment • law • Ministry of Environment • plastic bags • plastic forks • plastic spoons • single-use plastics • society)

Common ramen ingredient found highly effective at clearing up radioactive contamination

Master Blaster
Feb 10, 2021

Ramen-loving researcher mixes business with pleasure.

Japan
(COK • cool • environment • food • nuclear waste • pig bones • pork • ramen • science • strontium • tonkotsu)

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