Links for eco & ethical shopping in Japan

In this section there are useful links for those living in Japan who care about the quality of what they are buying and impact their purchases have on the environment and society.

REMEMBER: Every time you buy something you are voting. You are saying to approve of this object; how it was made, the materials that are init and what's going tohappen to it when you throw it away (Gloria Flora speaking in the film,The 11th Hour).

There is also useful information on issues connected to ethical shopping in the section eco videos

 

Food

Clothes

Cruelty free cosmetics

Other goods

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Food MSC- For the best environmental choice in fish & other seafood in Japan (Jp) Kansai vegetarian friendly restaurants - Osaka, Kyoto & Kobe (Eng) organic food orders (Jp) Japan Offspring Fund (JOF) is a consumer group and environmental NGO campaigning on issues involving the safety of daily life (Jp & Eng) Anzen nousan - for local & organic food orders (Jp) Vegetarian & health food listing - Kyoto (Eng) a big selection of fairtrade food and other products (Jp) back to top           Clothes Fair trade and organic clothes and accessories (Jp) (Jp) Japan organic cotton association -many links and information about organic cotton products in Japan (Jp & Eng) back to top             Cruelty Free cosmetics (Jp) (Jp) back to top             Other goods Sisam Ethical interior and fair trade - online shop and other shops in Kyoto, Rokkaku and Horie (Jp)   Japanese eco-shopping index- many useful links   OMC eco debit card - as you spend money, earn points to help eco-friendly charity projects (Jp)   Earth GardenJapanese eco group - for eco events, groups, & information (Jp)   Care2 offers free e-mail and lots more - all help support eco-projects back to top

 

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