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Think small, live smart. Eco-samurai introduces ideas and tips from Japan that can help reduce your carbon footprint by making your life compact.
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Eco-cute in English
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Stay cool! Sensu, Uchiwa and Higasa
Sensu: Japanese old style fan.World of artisanship.Uchiwa is also a traditional Japanese fan but much more casual.Higasa ( parasol) has evolved a lot. Most of today's models cut UV rays.If you want to...
Can paper cut paper? - paper made paper knife
This knife is made of paper; uses material called vulcanised fibre. I've never thought that paper could be so hard and sharp to cut paper, but apparently it could.It was designed so as it minimizes th...
Ochiwata-fukin by Muji
Last year, Muji (Mujirushi-Ryohin) introduced kitchen cloths made by waste cotton from manufacturing process. It is called "ochiwata"(I think it means the cotton ends up on the floor during yarning p...
Got a broom?
Producing eco-friendly products doesn't always have to be innovative and cutting-edge.An alternative is to rewind the time till the point where people were living only on renewable energy. In Japan's ...
mis-eco-mmunication
Like other greenbies, I try to use my reusable grocery bag.I sometimes go to little local Korean grocery stores in town. They are all very friendly and nice. Unfortunately, they don't know what reusab...
Gas hits $3.5! What can I do?
Here in Northern California, the gas price has recently passed $3.5 threshold. I heard that in some coastal regions it's already $4. (When I came to US about 4 years ago it was $1.99!!!)Well I guess e...