In Japan, plastic water bottles placed along fences and gardens serve as "nekoyoke" or cat repellent. This tradition, which originated in the West, aims to deter stray cats using reflections or ...

I had a gold foil box,” Yu remembered on a call. He approached a brand manager, popped the lid, and peeled back some Japanese tissue paper to reveal a hot water bottle made from biodegradable ...

Good for more than just illusory feats of strength, Coca-Cola Japan’s new 520ml I LOHAS mineral water bottles can be easily crushed into a 12 gram piece of plastic–that’s 40% less plastic ...

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In Japan, a country awash with vending machines and convenience stores on every block, bottled water is never hard to come by. But the worrying level of plastic pollution in Japan has led to an ...

The idea of using water bottles to repel animals didn’t actually originate in Japan. It began in the West, possibly as early as the 1980s in parts of Europe and the United States, where plastic ...