A new sustainable fashion initiative has been launched by Japan Airlines to revolutionize the travel industry, which plans to rent…
The governments of the U.S. and Japan have announced the formation creation of a task force to safeguard human rights…
Itochu and Ecommit, a resource recycling company, have reached an agreement to expand the textile collection service "Wear to Fashion"…
Japanese designer, Hideyuki Hayashi, is recycling unwanted nylon and polyester textiles from hot air balloons, unexploded airbags, and excess seat…
Spiber, a Japanese biomanufacturing startup and the developer of Brewed Protein materials, has secured a capital investment of ¥24.4 billion…
Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation, based in Tokyo, has signed a licensing deal with Kuraray, a Japanese chemical and fibers producer on…
Scientists in Japan have used photosynthetic bacteria to produce spider silk. This could open doors to sustainable mass production for…
Two leading Japanese companies, Murata Manufacturing and Teijin Frontier, have jointly developed the world's first piezoelectric fabric called Pieclex, which…
PREFACE The “World Japan – Trends in Demand and Supply” is the Fourth compendium from YarnsandFibers presenting the demand and…
PREFACE Japan’s manmade fibre production and consumption have seen a gradual decline over time. Between 2000 and 2006 production declined…