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Sustainability News & Insights: Delivered Straight to Your Inbox! We’re thrilled to announce the relaunch of our company newsletter! As of January 18th, 2025, we’ve rebranded as Build Vision, combining our deep understanding of European sustainability with the exciting projects we’ve built together.Get ready for a regular dose of inspiring content! Our newsletter will feature […]

RCT Turns One! Join Our Thriving Sustainability Community We celebrated a fantastic first year at Regenerative Community Tokyo that we co-operated with Mitsubishi Estate on January 15th! As a special highlight, Tom Bosschaert, the CEO of Except Integrated Sustainability, joined us to share his inspiring vision for RCT’s impact on Tokyo, Japan, and beyond. Our

Kazumitsu Yoshida Presents at MLIT Seminar on European Urban Development On January 10, 2025, our representative, Mr. Yoshida, delivered a presentation at the 4th ‘GX Creation Meeting: Urban, Green and Carbon Neutral x Frontiers of Urban Policies Around the World’, hosted by Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT). His talk focused on

A Token of Our Gratitude This holiday season, we’re celebrating our shared commitment to sustainability. For our Japanese partners we have selected a specialty coffee, traceable from bean to cup. For our European counterparts, we have chosen chocolates from TONY’S CHOCOLONELY, a company committed to eradicating modern slavery and child labour within the chocolate industry.

A Taste of Urban Vitality: A Personal Reflection A recent trip to Japan by Build Vision CEO, Mr. Yoshida, led to a memorable culinary experience at “Ron-kou-chu-cha,” a hidden gem introduced to us by Mr. Tomoya Kumagai, a renowned editor at SLOGAN. The restaurant’s emphasis on traditional Chinese cuisine and holistic well-being inspired a deeper

Introducing Regenerative Community Tokyo: Featured on EXCEPT Our Dutch partner, Except Integrated Sustainability, has published an introductory article about Regenerative Community Tokyo (RCT) on their website.Established in 1999, long before “sustainability” became commonplace, EXCEPT has been a pioneer in sustainable development, delivering innovative projects and strategies globally from its headquarters in Utrecht, Netherlands. With over

Book Gift from TENRAI at Regenerative Community Tokyo During our recent visit to the Regenerative Community Tokyo event, Ippei Kirimura, a member from TENRAI presented us with a copy of “Chou to mori no tsuchi wo sodateru” (trans: Cultivating Soil: Microbes for Human and Environmental Health) authored by Risa Kirimura, also from TENRAI.The timing of

Upcoming MLIT Seminar: Exploring Innovation in Urban Development Build Vision CEO, Mr. Yoshida, recently held a meeting with officials from the Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) to discuss an upcoming seminar planned for early 2025.Drawing upon our expertise in European urban development, where environmental sustainability is a core principle, we will

Second event in collaboration with BLOXHUB, Denmark! “Regenerative Community Tokyo”, an event co-hosted by BLOXHUB, was held today. It was an online and offline event connecting Japan, Denmark, and the Netherlands. A common theme was set and each community gave a presentation on their respective theme. Afterwards, we received many reflections from the audience and

Meeting on “Regenetrative City” at Utrecht University Today, We had a meeting at Utrecht University. The university is strong in life sciences such as medicine and pharmacy, and the area is also home to Utrecht University of Applied Sciences and a concentration of medical and healthcare-related companies and startups from around the world. For this