FoodTech

Starting a sustainable wood-fired bakery in Tokyo

by Tokyo Updates

03/05/2026

[Interview: Part 2] A digital approach to tackle child hunger in Japan with dignity

12/19/2025

[Interview: Part 1] From nourishing souls to feeding the hungry

11/21/2025

Why Japan is a rare bright spot for the global AgriFoodTech industries

10/31/2025

Home Category Lifestyle FoodTech

FoodTech

Advanced near-infrared absorbing material turns sunlight into heat

by Yoshiko Ohira

02/16/2024

J-STORIES - CWO is an advanced material that contains near-infrared absorbing microparticles. Developed by Sumitomo Metal Mining...

AgeTech

Coffee, tea, or mobility? Tokyo cafe offers welfare equipment for elderly clients

by Alisa Okawara

01/19/2024

J-STORIES – In Arakawa City, Tokyo, there’s a coffee shop that offers something different to its...

Diversity

Nursery school children prepare food with real knives

by Yui Sawada

12/29/2023

J-STORIES - These nursery school children are chopping vegetables with real knives and preparing fish. Sometimes...

Diversity

Dementia cafes in Japan: Nurturing hope and dignity amidst an aging society

by Suvendrini Kakuchi

12/22/2023

J-STORIES - Japan, characterized as a “super aging” society with 29% of its population over 65-years-old...

An egg substitute with the texture and umami of real egg

by Yoshiko Ohira

11/17/2023

J-STORIES - Chicken eggs are used in cooking all over the world, but climate change and soaring...

Taking a bite out of unwanted food【Update】

10/05/2023

J-STORIES - A Japanese company has come up with a mouthwatering way to take a bite...

Company creates unique food education program incorporating algae in school lunches

09/06/2023

J-STORIES - A Japanese company is putting a new spin on an old foodstuff in an...

From rooftop to table: Aquaponics farming enriches Tokyo’s culinary landscape

08/30/2023

J-STORIES - This April, an unusual farm opened on the roof of a coffee shop in...

Tea leaves’ second life: Ito En’s sustainable legacy

08/04/2023

J-STORIES - When bottled drinks maker Ito En rolled out its new delivery trucks last year,...