EARTH & CORAL FRIENDLY UV BALM

EARTH & CORAL FRIENDLY UV BALM

Ocean-friendly sunscreen EARTH & CORAL FRIENDLY UV BALM People go to the beach for pleasure, relaxation, or a tan. However, only a few think twice about how much damage they could cause to the environment when they do. Not Yukino Kinjo, though. When the founder of...
SOLIT!

SOLIT!

A fashion brand that makes fashion inclusive for all In recent years, initiatives related to diversity have been under active discussion worldwide. In the area of design, there is a search for ways to make design easy to use for people of various backgrounds. For...
MOTHERHOUSE

MOTHERHOUSE

Fair Trade brand that repairs bags and remakes old ones into new products Motherhouse is a Japanese bag label dedicated to promoting the potential of developing countries. With a focus on ethical manufacturing in Bangladesh and Nepal, the company creates unique,...
airCloset

airCloset

The zero-waste fashion service with professional stylists for you “airCloset” is a service that provides a circular system of sharing clothing, allowing them to be passed from one person to another who wants to wear and cherish them for as long as possible without...
Minna Denryoku

Minna Denryoku

Emphasis on knowing where and who your renewable energy is coming from Knowing where your service is coming from also helps build community, connection and appreciation. To that end, the energy company Minna Denryoku operates on the idea of “kao no mieru denryoku,” or...
Hummingbird Electricity

Hummingbird Electricity

Social contributions simply through the use of renewable energy Hummingbird Electricity is from Borderless Japan Corp., an organization focused on nurturing social entrepreneurs (many of them exciting!). Although it may seem unusual for such an organization to enter...
nue by Totoya

nue by Totoya

Before Japan’s first zero waste supermarket, there was nue by Totoya Although nue by Totoya began humble in the neighbourhoods of Tokyo, it has garnered a strong following. It shows that there is a demand for a zero-waste, plastic-free lifestyle. And this...
mori

mori

A brand to look out for in creating circular fashion in Kyoto city Mori is a secondhand clothes store that is located on the second floor of mumokuteki cafe&foods. The brand believes in the value of used clothes and shows us their vision for them. First off, the...
The BAR

The BAR

Zero-waste shampoo bar born from Osaka’s 118-year-old company! Japanese company, Max Co. Ltd, produces a range of soap bars called “The BAR” including shampoo, conditioner and body soap. While soap bars for haircare are generally considered not to lather as well...