Kinokuniya sweets pouch
Yummy cookies and baumkuchen in the cosmetic pouch sized bag. The design is based on Kinokuniya’s standard eco bag,but something differen....
6 Mar 10:00 am  from  8tokyo.com   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Toshiba is getting serious about rooftop solar
Major electronics maker Toshiba is getting serious about the rooftop solar game, with plans to resell highly-efficient pho....
2 Mar 7:56 am  from  Bionicbong   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Recycled gadgets become eco art
Tokyo can feel like a small world at times. Last weekend we were watching Toast Girl at the old Nanzuka Underground Gallery in Shibuya. Then....
22 Feb 6:10 pm  from  Japan Trends   [Profile]  [Recent] 
3 Japanese injured after Sea Shepherd acid attack
Three Japanese whalers have suffered minor injuries after yet another violent attack from the radical animal rights group Sea Shepherd: The....
13 Feb 8:53 am  from  Japan Probe   [Profile]  [Recent] 
ECO gadget cases made of wood
We loved the concept behind the Touch Wood last year, NTT DOCOMO’s cypress phone. Now, once again mixing eco and design insights in that b....
9 Feb 3:30 pm  from  Japan Trends   [Profile]  [Recent] 
New Solar Powered Casio Eco-Baby-G “BGR300GR-3” WATCHes for the Environment
Casio seem to have found their eco-friendly recipe for their Baby-G line of watches, add some Tough Solar Technology, make it clad in Nat....
9 Feb 3:23 pm  from  Akihabara News   [Profile]  [Recent] 
The five coolest eco innovations in Japan
We’ve been gathering resources and case studies on eco trends in Japan for years now. As part of our recent eco report we compiled a lot o....
8 Feb 3:38 pm  from  Japan Trends   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Recycled tire fashion in Japan
Consumers love to buy cool shoes made from durable material, and Seal brand have taken this to an eco level. Collaborating with Hiroshima sn....
5 Feb 10:24 am  from  Japan Trends   [Profile]  [Recent] 
eRe:Kasa project rents free umbrellas to tourists
We all know what it’s like to get caught out in the rain when you are sightseeing. Japan is lucky to be a place with convenience stores on....
3 Feb 7:33 pm  from  Japan Trends   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Buffalo wants to save the earth one router at a time with its new WZR-HP-G301NH.
The WZR-HP-G301NH Series (available in different flavors) is Buffalo latest BGN router, AOSS, WOL, VPN (Remote Access)… that features a n....
3 Feb 5:52 pm  from     [Profile]  [Recent] 
Samsung LED TV 7000 Series is the first TV to be eco-friendly certified by the Korean Government.
The TV UN55B7000WF, is the first ever LED TV to be recognized and certified by the Korean government, the KEITI or Korea Environmental Ind....
3 Feb 2:46 pm  from     [Profile]  [Recent] 
Pecha Kucha x ECO x CScout Japan
Our very own Michael Keferl was in Roppongi last week to present at Pecha Kucha Night. Michael talked informally about some of the eco ideas....
3 Feb 1:11 am  from  Japan Trends   [Profile]  [Recent] 
ECO Japan Innovation Report now on sale!
We are pleased to announce the release of our in-depth report on Japanese ECO trends, a seriously under-reported area with real future impli....
2 Feb 4:09 pm  from  Japan Trends   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Elastic Water Invented – Possible Eco-friendly plastic substitute
According to the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), Japanese Scientists from Tokyo University have invented a substance dubbed, ....
26 Jan 12:50 pm  from  Bionicbong   [Profile]  [Recent] 
New Sony Vaio W Series Netbook cares both for the environment and for the kids
Featuring an HD (1366×768) 10.1-inch LED backlit widescreen display, Intel Atom processor N450 (1.66GHz), 250GB hard drive, long battery l....
8 Jan 3:05 pm  from     [Profile]  [Recent] 
Tomare–the new peace sign for the 2010’s?!
Tomare with radiant center, by Joanne G. Yoshida How does a symbol become a universal symbol? Like the peace sign and the smiley face.  How....
6 Jan 6:19 pm  from  Bionicbong   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Canon added Sleek-design Eco-Calculator X Mark I to its calculator line-up
100 % solar-powered and made using recycled materials from Canon Digital Cameras, X Mark I calculator also emulates the design of the awar....
6 Jan 4:12 pm  from     [Profile]  [Recent] 
Panasonic Eco Technology Center
Seeking to turn an environmental problem into an economic opportunity, high-tech companies in resource-poor Japan are mining mountains of t....
19 Dec 6:40 am  from  Bionicbong   [Profile]  [Recent] 
House 01
The thing about sci-fi-esque House 01 — a project designed by Ryuichi Ashizawa Architects — that surprises me the most is that it’s c....
11 Dec 2:11 pm  from  Jeans Now   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Japan is Eco
Japan is becoming more and more 「エコ」 (“eco”). How do you say “eco” in English? I’m not even sure. It’s a Japanese abbre....
6 Dec 2:19 pm  from  Tokyo Five   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Japan expresses doubt on final agreements being made at the upcoming climate talks
Japan’s envoy to climate change talks expressed doubt Wednesday that a final agreement would be reached at the UN summit on tackling globa....
3 Dec 1:45 pm  from  Bionicbong   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Eco batteries bring new meaning to the term “juiced”
NoPoPo Eco batteries might not revolutionize the tech world yet, but for now, these fluid-powered batteries could end up being life-savers.....
30 Nov 4:25 pm  from     [Profile]  [Recent] 
Eco-friendly LED Lighthouse Test in Yokohama
Engineers test eco-friendly light emitting diodes (LED) in a 113-year-old lighthouse in Yokohama Port, south of Tokyo, on Nov. 19, 2009. The....
26 Nov 1:41 pm  from  Bionicbong   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Ocean Warming Causes Jellyfish to Swarm Japan’s Northern Waters
A blood-orange blob the size of a small refrigerator emerged from the dark waters, its venomous tentacles trapped in a fishing net. Within m....
20 Nov 1:00 pm  from  Bionicbong   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Plug-in electric scooter put to the test
“Mezamashi TV” morning show takes a new plug-in scooter for a 141-kilometer test run from Numazu to Tokyo: The scooter runs fine on f....
17 Nov 7:00 am  from  Japan Probe   [Profile]  [Recent] 
The Incredible Edible Lotus Root
There is a commercial I would like to see, or even an image flashed  in the middle of prime time news these days. The image I would like to....
16 Nov 4:43 pm  from  Bionicbong   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Cuckoo Clock by Naoto Fukasawa
Naoto Fukasawa developed the cuckoo clock seen above for a collaborative project between Isetan and the moreTrees forest conservation NPO ....
15 Nov 8:36 pm  from  Jeans Now   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Cut + Paste Sydney
Cut and Paste (not to be confused with the Digital Design Tournament of the same name) is a sustainable craft festival and makers market tak....
12 Sep 2:37 pm  from  Hello Sandwich   [Profile]  [Recent] 
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