Keikyu Corp and Alpha Locker System Co. introduced an automated locker system at Kanazawa-Bunko Station that provides ...

A Japanese startup has developed a technology that can turn food waste into edible, biodegradable and high-quality cement. Founded by Tokyo University researchers Kota Machida and Yuya Sakai, Fabula ...

Every day, the world throws away more than a billion meals while nearly 800 million people face hunger. This startling ...

For a nation that prides itself on efficiency and minimal waste, Japan is facing an embarrassing problem — food waste. In 2022, there was a reported 4.72 million tons of food waste — and while that ...

Food waste poses an urgent challenge to environmental sustainability, and in Japan, its scale underscores the complexity of addressing this issue. Approximately 2.47 megatons of food waste from ...

TOKYO — Though it throws out about 90 pounds of food per person every year, Japan doesn’t rank at the top of the world’s list of waste offenders. Still, what’s discarded represents a serious problem ...

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese companies are ramping up the use of artificial intelligence and other advanced technology to reduce waste and cut costs in the pandemic, and looking to score some ...

For a nation that prides itself on efficiency and minimal waste, Japan is facing an embarrassing problem — food waste. In 2022, there was a reported 4.72 million tons of food waste — and while that ...