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Latest articles on Japan’s circular economy
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SATO and Recycle Nakadai Partner to Pursue High-Quality Material Recovery: Takeaways from a German Trade Fair
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Gamagori City Launches Circular Economy Business Support Program, Open to Companies Outside the City
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Five soft-drink makers launch initiative to relax best-before-date rules at delivery, partnering with retailers including Seven-Eleven
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For Those Who Want to Build a Business at the Right Pace, Not Just Fast: The Kamakura Circular Award Opens Applications
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Saitama Prefecture Launches Circular Economy Initiative Centred on Existing Industrial Parks; Briefing Session Scheduled for July 28
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Ministry of the Environment Announces Selections for Regional Resource Circulation Support Programme: 26 Municipal CE Assessments and 19 Pilot Projects
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Daikin Industries and Itochu Corporation Form Comprehensive Partnership for Closed-Loop Recycling of Commercial Air Conditioners, Targeting Regulatory Certification
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Japan’s food loss falls 30,000 tonnes year-on-year in fiscal 2024; commercial sector rises on dining-out recovery
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Amada, Tokyo Steel, and Enviropro Launch High-Quality Closed-Loop Recycling and CO₂ Tracking Initiative for Industrial Machinery
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Ministry of the Environment Selects Eight Projects for Advanced Plastic Resource Circulation Initiative, Expanding Pilots in Construction and Retail with Cainz and Shimizu Corporation
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A third option for food loss. Too Good To Go, the food-loss reduction app now in Japan, takes on redistribution and upstream optimisation
Reports
Seaweed-Derived Adhesive Points the Way to Circular Temporary Spaces: Three Companies Develop LOOPGLUE, Expanding Circular Design Possibilities Through Easy Disassembly and Non-Destructive Removal
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Visualising Data, Connecting Intentions: The Challenge of “matinno,” the Material Circulation Platform Supporting Circular Architecture
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[Report] Kao’s “Ishinomaki Recycreation” Initiative: Ten Years of Social Impact Made Visible — What Value Does Resource Circulation Create for Local Communities?
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Systems Over Awareness: How Totoya’s Zero-Waste Franchise Is Driving Cultural Change
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Why Resource Circulation Is Becoming a Security Issue: What Japan-Finland Cooperation Reveals About the Circular Economy’s New Role
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Toward Responsible Production and Consumption, and Reliable Collection and Circulation Systems: Industry, Government and Academia Explore the Implementation of Sustainable Fashion
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A community’s strengths can be built from its waste. Why Japan needs Zero Waste® facilitators now more than ever
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Where Is Yokohama’s Circular Journey Headed? “Circular City Yokohama” Today [Yokohama City and the Circular Economy: Vol. 2]
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How Did Yokohama Cut Household Waste by 43%? Resource Circulation Built on 15,000 Conversations — Yokohama City and the Circular Economy: A Journey, Vol. 1
Reports
Giving Circular Business a Tangible Form: Prototyping Essentials with Daijiro Mizuno [CBDS Kyoto Report]
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No one chooses a product just because it’s “good for the environment.” Lessons in circular business from disposable vinyl umbrellas and Kyoto’s traditional crafts [CBDS Kyoto Report]
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Who Is Your “Roller-Coaster Craftsman”? A Cross-Industry Circular Ecosystem Taking Shape in Kyoto [CBDS Kyoto Report]
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Circularity Lives in “Joy”: Lessons from Keihoku’s Mountains and People on Business and Life with a Long View [CBDS Kyoto Report]
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“Lasting a Thousand Years Was the Result, Not the Goal” — The Circular Economy as Seen in the Streets of Kyoto [CBDS Kyoto Report]
Opinion
The Many Dimensions of the Circular Economy: A Reading for the New Cabinet Era
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Toward the Circular 15-Minute City: Designing Circular Neighbourhoods That Bring Prosperity to Communities
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[Circular Economy Market Map] 11 Domestic Startups and Ventures to Watch, Revealed All at Once
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