About us
Circular Economy Hub Japan Your gateway to Japan’s circular economy
Circular Economy Hub is Japan’s only media platform dedicated to the circular economy. Every day we report on the companies, policies and cities driving Japan’s circular transition, and we work hands-on with businesses and local governments to make it happen. Circular Economy Hub Japan is our English edition, built for overseas companies, governments and institutions that want to understand Japan and work with the people shaping it.
WHAT WE DOMedia, network and hands-on support for Japan’s circular transition
Media
Daily news, interviews, reports, insights and opinion on the circular economy in Japan, from national policy and corporate strategy to what is happening in cities and regions. Selected articles are translated into English for this edition.
Events
Our monthly online event series Refuturing brings together thought leaders and practitioners to rethink the linear growth story and explore circular design that reweaves the relationship between people, nature and the future.
Community
A closed online community for people working on the circular economy in Japan: managers at large corporations, startup founders, SME owners, consultants, researchers and students who use it for information exchange, matching and networking.
Circular Tool Box
Intelligence tools that accelerate circular business, urban policy and design, including policy trackers for Japan and the EU and the Circular City Transition Indicators, which score all 1,741 Japanese municipalities on their circular transition.
For companies
Research on Japan’s circular economy policy and market, study tours, introductions to Japanese companies, government and municipalities, and advisory for overseas companies. See our services for companies.
For cities and governments
Policy research, delegation visits to Japan’s circular cities, city-to-city introductions and advisory built on the Circular City Transition Guide and Indicators. See our services for cities and governments.
WHY WORK WITH USThe hub of Japan’s circular economy network
Insight
We cover Japan’s circular economy every day
As the country’s dedicated circular economy media, our editorial team follows Japanese policy, corporate strategy and municipal initiatives daily, and interviews the people behind them. We know who is doing what, and why it matters.
Network
Connected to companies, cities and institutions across Japan
Our member companies, the organisations we support and the companies, municipalities, industry bodies and research institutions we meet through our reporting form a network that spans Japan’s circular economy. We are a member of Circular Partners, the platform led by Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, as well as the Ecosystem Society Association and the Wellbeing Economy Alliance.
Practice
Hands-on experience, in Japan and in Europe
Beyond reporting, we support companies and local governments through their circular transition and run Circular Yokohama, a circular city transition platform in Japan’s second-largest city. Team members based in Europe keep us close to the world’s leading circular regions, so we can bridge Japan and international partners in both directions.
Working with Japan on the circular economy?
Whether you are researching the Japanese market, planning a visit, looking for the right counterparts or exploring a partnership, tell us what you need. We will get back to you within three business days.
COMPANYOperated by Artiql Inc.
Circular Economy Hub is operated by Artiql Inc., a Certified B Corporation based in Japan that works across media, business design and place-making in the fields of sustainability and the circular economy. Artiql also publishes IDEAS FOR GOOD, a magazine of ideas that make society better, and Zenbird, an English-language media on sustainability in Japan; supports companies through IDEAS FOR GOOD Business Design Lab; and runs the circular city platform Circular Yokohama. Through Artiql Europe, the company keeps a base in Europe and gathers first-hand insight from the region’s circular economy networks.
PARTNERSPartners and memberships
Operating partner
- Circle Design Inc.: research, events, workshops and study tour design and delivery for the circular economy; project management
Local partners
- Naka Shoji Co., Ltd. (Kagawa): advancing the circular economy in the Setouchi region
- Sustainable Business Hub (Kyoto): research and experience programmes on Japanese culture and the circular society of the Edo period
Memberships
- Circular Partners (Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, Japan)
- Ecosystem Society Association (ESA)
- Sustainability Technology Design Organization
- Wellbeing Economy Alliance
MEDIA AND PARTNERSHIPSSpeak to Japan’s circular economy community
Interviews and coverage
Are you bringing a circular solution, policy or research to Japan? Our editorial team is always looking for stories that matter to Japanese readers. Get in touch to tell us about yours.
Content and event partnerships
We co-host events and produce content with organisations that share our mission, from international media and research institutes to city networks and industry platforms.
Speaking and expert input
Our team speaks at conferences and contributes expert perspectives on Japan’s circular economy for international audiences, in English.
Contact us
Tell us who you are and what you are working on. We will reply within three business days and suggest the best way to work together.