August 2020
MOTTAINAI: CREATING A SOUND MATERIAL-CYCLE SOCIETY

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- THEME FOR AugustMOTTAINAI: CREATING A SOUND MATERIAL-CYCLE SOCIETY
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The 4th Fundamental Plan for Establishing a Sound Material-Cycle Society was announced by Japan's Ministry of the Environment in 2018, and initiatives under the plan are continuing apace. In this month's issue, we spotlight a few examples and reveal how the traditional Japanese trait of treasuring things, captured in the phrase mottainai, is always to the fore.
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- An Eco-Town Where Resources Are Reused and Recycled
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Kawasaki's coastal area has become a leading Japanese "eco-town," attracting attention both inside and outside Japan.
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- New Technology for Recycling Used Clothes
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A Japanese venture company has developed proprietary recycling technology for discarded clothes.
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- A Luxury Hotel Recycling Food Waste
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For more than twenty years, a famous hotel in Tokyo has been turning food waste from within the hotel into a resource.
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- Protecting the Pacific Islands from Waste
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Japan has been supporting Pacific island countries in Oceania for many years through activities to improve waste management.
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- Mottainai Grandma Active Around the World
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Mottainai Grandma is a popular picture book series with a protagonist who communicates the importance of taking care of things.
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- Kintsugi: The Healing Power of Pottery Repair
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A traditional repair method for pottery known as kintsugi is growing in popularity in Japan and overseas.
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- The Joy of Fixing Toys
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The Japan Toy Hospital Association is an organization made up of volunteers who repair broken toys mostly for free.
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- POLICY-RELATED NEWSA Smart Relationship with Plastic
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- SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGYNew Technology for the Processing of Marine Plastic Waste
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- MY WAYNew Ways to Wear Kimono
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- ENJOY DRINKINGThe Sake of Fushimi, Made with Famous Waters
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- ARCHITECTURAL TREASURESThe Keep of Matsue Castle