We are thrilled to announce an official partnership with Kameoka City in Kyoto Prefecture. Kameoka City announced their “Zero Plastic Waste Declaration” way back in 2018, and have been leaders in charging for single-use plastic bags, tackling single-use plastic waste, and going as far as to ban the distribution of plastic bags, starting this month.
Read MoreDon’t sunny days just make you want to go for a hike up a mountain or walk around the beach? At mymizu, taking our reusable bottles and wearing our favorite shoes or sandals is an absolute must! This month, our friends at KEEN Japan are holding a “Detox the Planet” month in which they are carrying out various initiatives throughout April to think about our planet and take action to do good!
As a part of this, 10% of all KEEN’s sales made today April 9 (Fri) through their official online and retail stores will be donated to mymizu to support our activities!
Read MoreOur team held our first public beach clean event in a while at Katase Higashihama Beach on April 3rd.
At first glance, the beach seemed relatively clean, but as soon as we began, it became clear that there were lots of packaging, cigarette butts and other litter strewn across the beach. At the end, we collected 51.5kg worth of wast!.
Read Moremymizu's Robin spoke at the Japan SDGs Action Festival on 26th and 27th of March.
The festival was organized by a mix of Public (eg. Cabinet Office, Ministry of Foreign Affairs), Private (eg. Keidanren, Global Compact) and Civil Society organisations, focusing on how all stakeholders in society can contribute to Sustainable Development.
Read Moremymizu’s Mariko has been featured in Vogue Japan in the magazine's "women leaders" series. She discusses the "3.5% rule" for making a movement, as well as the people and experiences who have influenced her on the road to mymizu.
Read Moremymizu ambassador Kenny Kaneko spends a huge part of his life on the water as a stand up paddle athlete and a champion.
Read MoreOn behalf of World Water Day (3/22), we have created art bottles with TokyoDex! The bottles are going to be on sale starting today.
Read MoreOn World Water Day, Robin from mymizu will be joining the ‘Conversation Series’ at the United Nations University with Prof. Taikan Oki, Senior Vice-Rector of the United Nations University.
Read MoreWe believe that tackling environmental problems is all about creating a new culture - by replacing “disposable” with “timeless”, we can minimize our negative impacts in the environment.
Read Moremymizu’s Mariko spoke on Radio 1, NHK Late Night News on February 24th at 23:00. She talked about how the mymizu platform can be a first step towards solving today’s big environmental problems.
Read Moremymizu was featured in The Japan Times in both online and print versions. The article covers the myth of recycling, cultural issues around sustainable consumption, including SDGs and ESG, and the story of mymizu.
Read Moremymizu was interviewed by the Middle East's leading English-language daily news, Arab News.
Read Moremymizu launches new line of co-branded bottles for companies, universities, schools and other organisations!
Read MoreKobe City, Zojirushi and Konan Women's University collaborate on the "mymizu Challenge" to tackle plastic waste!
Read Moremymizu’s Robin recognised in MIT Technology Review’s inaugural “Innovators Under 35 Japan” awards
Read MoreOne of our mymizu partners, Rebuilding Center Japan, was interviewed about their experience as a mymizu spot.
Read MoreWhile it has been an extremely difficult one for many, we would like to close on a note of hope, optimism and sincere gratitude.
Read Moremymizu has been listed as one of Japan’s ‘100 companies building the future’ by Nikkei xTrend!
Read MoreModel, yoga instructor, and mymizu community member Mica and her sister Yuka took a mini trip with an Audi Japan’s enron Sportback (all-electric vehicle).
Read Moremymizu’s Mariko had an opportunity to talk at TEDxOtemachi "COUNTDOWN" on Dec 13th (Sun). The CountDown events are meant to “amplify and demonstrate climate solutions with the world” (TED).
11 speakers from a range of fields, such as Greenpeace Japan and MUSCA Inc., gave talks related to the climate crisis.
