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Flavour & texture galore! Plant-based meat 30 years in the making
Building a sustainable society is a challenge for all people living on Earth.Japan is currently speeding up commercialising plant-based meat as a meat alternative to solve global warming. This solution focuses on meat-eating as it is considered one of the causes of greenhouse gases. (more…)
Still good after 25 years! Japan’s awesome survival food
Fuji eruption, earthquakes, tsunamis, torrential rains—Japan's natural environment has drastically changed in recent years.More Japanese people are now preparing for these never before experienced, unfamiliar disasters. (more…)
Japanese universities create glowing tree for non-electric lights
At CES 2022, held in the USA in January, two Japanese national universities: Osaka University and Nara Institute of Science and Technology, showcased their research on glowing plants.CES is one of the world's top annual high-tech electronics trade fairs. (more…)
TOYAMA HALALFOOD GIFTBOX by Toyama firms to offer halal gifts
5 companies in Toyama Prefecture collaborated to develop 'TOYAMA HALALFOOD GIFTBOX', a Muslim-friendly Toyama gift with mostly halal-certified products. Japan Halal Business Association (JHBA) took part in this project as the adviser. (more…)
World’s first! 7-Eleven Japan tests floating cash register
The COVID-19 pandemic led to a rapid uptake of new technologies. (more…)
A Day in Muslim-Friendly Aichi③: Urban Adventure Course
Save travel time yet packed with lots of adventures and Instagram-worthy spots. AICHI is bringing you on a city tour of Nagoya in just 1 day. (more…)
Save food loss, Famous healthy pizza from tofu dregs okara
Growing environmental and health consciousness are driving global demand for plant-based foods. And soy-based processed foods are playing a major role in this trend. (more…)
Seaweed’s fibre can fight obesity, Study by Japanese pharma
Kaigen Pharma Co., Ltd. and Keio University Faculty of Pharmacy discovered that sodium alginate, dietary fibre in seaweed, helps suppress metabolic syndrome through gut bacteria. (more…)
An automatic pepper harvesting robot in Japan
Japan's agriculture industry is overwhelmingly short of workers amidst what is said to be the world's worst super-ageing society. Great hopes now lie in scientific and technological innovative growth as a solution. (more…)
Ghibli Park to open in Aichi on 1 November
Aichi Prefecture will open "Ghibli Park" at Aichi Earth Expo Memorial Park (Moricoro Park) in Nagakute on 1 November 2022. It is a theme park recreating the world of Studio Ghibli. (more…)
Edible building material from vegetable & fruit scraps
The world's growing population has led to higher demand for resources, energy and food. It caused more waste and severe environmental issues (e.g. climate change). So a transition from mass-production, mass-consumption and mass-disposal to a "circular economy"*1 is inevitable. (more…)
Setsubun: How Japan welcomes spring with beans
Salam and hello!As the season gradually changes in Japan from winter to spring, I want to talk to you about an annual Japanese tradition called Setsubun (節分). (more…)