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	<title>eco+waza -Inspired Green Living from Japan</title>
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	<description>Eco+waza is an initiative to create a more eco-friendly way of living in Japan. Eco stands for ecology and the environment, while waza is Japanese for “skill,” “art” or “technique.” The combination of these two ideas drives us to find inspiring eco ideas, products and solutions that Japan has to offer. Let us exchange green ideas and inspire each other&#039;s ways of living.</description>
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		<title>International Media Coverage: OIGEN, the &#8220;top&#8221; runner</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 07:29:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nanao Sonobe</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Early this year, featured by OPEN HOUSE,  an Australian monthly magazine for people in food and accommodation industries. &#160; OIGEN started to be involved in exporting business more than a decade ago with teapots and kettles, yet not much with cookware.  It is mainly because selling cookware to overseas requires much more.  For example, it<a href="http://greenjapan.com/oigen/5103/"> [read more]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>A conference on Sustainable Development: The End of Business as We Know it&#8230;.?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 00:36:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nicole Daniells</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It was the pleasure of the Eco+waza team to be invited to attend the recent conference organised by the European Business Council in Japan (EBC) on &#8216;The End of Business as We Know it: Perspectives on Sustainable Development&#8217;. This was the first of its kind to be organised by the EBC and the line-up of<a href="http://greenjapan.com/change-makers/5079/"> [read more]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Homaekake Work Apron</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 23:00:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ecotwaza editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Beautiful hand-dyed aprons offer slice of Japanese life &#8216;Homaekake&#8217;, or aprons, are part of the traditional uniforms worn in a number of industries in Japan, including sake makers and lumber craftsmen. These robust aprons are not only extremely well-made and beautiful to look at, with their deep colors and vivid dyes, they also help protect<a href="http://greenjapan.com/greenproducts/4843/"> [read more]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Skin Care Towel Made of &#8220;Outside&#8221; of Silk</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 May 2012 23:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ecotwaza editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; Have you heard about remnant threads from cocoon called “kibiso,” instead of silk? Irregular and robust threads are ones on outside of cocoon to protect silkworms. Since it is rough and not suitable to make soft silk products, kibiso has always been disposed. An obi (kimono belt) company developed a way to make use of<a href="http://greenjapan.com/greenproducts/4863/"> [read more]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Hinoki Cypress Bath Pail</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 23:00:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ecotwaza editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Natural antibacterial and antifungal cypress bath pail   Famous for its natural antibacterial and antifungal properties, cypress (hinoki) is traditionally used as natural construction materials around plumbing and in damp areas in Japan. This Hinoki Cypress Bath Pail are made with cypress from Shimanto in Kochi Prefecture, which is famous for its waterproof properties. Because<a href="http://greenjapan.com/greenproducts/4855/"> [read more]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Tatami Tote Bag</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 May 2012 23:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ecotwaza editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Unique and eco-friendly tote made of tatami Carry the sight and smells of Japan with you in this unique, fashionable tote bag made of tatami (woven rush straw). Tatami flooring has long been an integral part of Japanese homes and traditional inns ‘ryokan’, and any visitor to Japan can attest to the pleasing scent and<a href="http://greenjapan.com/greenproducts/4848/"> [read more]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;A Little Boy&#8221; Soap &amp; PAX Naturon Cream Soap</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 May 2012 00:00:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sherilyn Siy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[“Bocchan” (A little boy’s) soap When I opened the packet of Bocchan soap and smelled it, I was transported back to my childhood in a whiff of nostalgia. Bocchan smells like sebo de macho, an over the counter topical ointment popular in the Philippines applied to the skin to promote healing and keep wounds from<a href="http://greenjapan.com/diary/4961/"> [read more]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Alkaline Wash (Sodium sesquicarbonate)/アルカリウォッシュ　</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2012 02:46:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sherilyn Siy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today is what I would call a perfect laundry day &#8211; bright, warm and sunny &#8211; the kind that inspires you to wash every washable item in the house knowing they will all dry nicely before the day ends. I often use regular commercial detergent (we get them free with our newspaper subscription) and it will<a href="http://greenjapan.com/diary/4951/"> [read more]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Japanese Charcoal: How and Why this Natural Deoderizer Works Its Magic</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 23:16:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joan Bailey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There&#8217;s good reason for charcoal to be so popular in Japan. A long tradition of using it to heat and cook made it indispensable for a smooth running household, but it played other roles inside and outside the home. A charcoal maker would have gathered their raw material – wood – from nearby forests, which<a href="http://greenjapan.com/wisdom/4926/"> [read more]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Charcoal Comfort For House</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 23:13:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ecotwaza editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The deodorizing and dehumidifying properties of charcoal are well known. But it took a tie-up between a Tokyo design team and Toyama prefecture-based IOTC to make charcoal fashionable! Their “Sumi Kusa Hana” line of odor and moisture-fighting products, available in a range of sizes and uses, almost look too good to be called deodorizers. Each<a href="http://greenjapan.com/greenproducts/4931/"> [read more]</a>]]></description>
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