MEDIA COVERAGE

CEO Kato speaks at Taiwan’s public seminar “Dear CCO: Chief Circular Officer role design project”

On Aug 4, 2025

In mid-July, CEO Kato spoke at the public seminar “Dear CCO: Chief Circular Officer role design project” held in Taipei. This seminar was co-hosted by REnato Lab, one of Taiwan’s leading circular design firms, and Circular Economy Hub, our media platform specializing in the circular economy. The event aimed to share practical knowledge on advancing […]

CEO Kato spoke at “Circular BASE Bijogi Open Day: What to communicate? To whom? The future of sustainability communication”

On Jul 25, 2025

On July 4, our representative Yu Kato spoke at the event “Circular BASE Bijogi Open Day: What to communicate? To whom? The future of sustainability communication” hosted by Circular Economy.Tokyo. Circular Economy.Tokyo is operated by Circular Economy Dot Tokyo Co., Ltd, a group company of Arai Paper Recycling Co., Ltd., which has a 73-year history […]

CEO Kato spoke at ISL Shizenkan circular futures design center inauguration forum

On May 14, 2025

On April 24, our representative Kato spoke at the inauguration forum for the circular futures design center at ISL Shizenkan, an event that brought together circular economy practitioners from Japan and the Netherlands. ISL Shizenkan is a graduate school for working professionals that offers programs in both Japanese and English. Over the past several years, […]

[IDEAS FOR GOOD] Our documentary The Repair Cafe featured on NHK World

On Mar 10, 2025

Harch’s first documentary film “The Repair Cafe” was recently featured on NHK World’s English-language news program. The Repair Cafe is the original short documentary produced by our media platform “IDEAS FOR GOOD” which shares ideas to make society better. Originating in the Netherlands, Repair Cafés are community-driven initiatives where volunteers repair broken items—such as electronics, […]

Exhibited and presented at “SDGs Week EXPO 2024: Circular Partnership EXPO”

On Jan 9, 2025

Harch Inc.(hereafter, Harch), which operates the circular economy-focused startup support program “CIRCULAR STARTUP TOKYO” in collaboration with the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, participated in the “SDGs Week EXPO 2024 (EcoPro)” held from Wednesday, December 4, to Friday, December 6, at Tokyo Big Sight. As part of this event, Harch presented its initiatives at the “Circular Partnership […]

The Repair Cafe featured in Nikkei’s digital edition

On Dec 24, 2024

The original short documentary The Repair Cafe, produced by our media platform IDEAS FOR GOOD, was recently featured in an article on Nikkei’s digital edition. The Repair Cafe is the original short documentary produced by our media platform “IDEAS FOR GOOD” which shares ideas to make society better. Originating in the Netherlands, Repair Cafés are […]

Circular Yokohama Organizes “Yokohama Sustainable Business Design School” at Kanagawa University

On Nov 26, 2024

From December 5, 2024, to January 16, 2025, Circular Yokohama organizes “Yokohama Sustainable Business Design School” at Kanagawa University. Yu Kato, CEO of Harch, will give a lecture in the course. The program contains five-sessions, organized in collaboration with the Yokohama SDGs Design Center, aims to foster the creation of sustainable businesses in Yokohama, a […]

Harch CEO Yu Kato and Circular Yokohama Participated in the 13th Asia Smart City Conference

On Nov 20, 2024

On October 23–24, Circular Yokohama participated in the 13th Asia Smart City Conference hosted by Yokohama City. Our CEO Kato spoke at the stage session and Circular Yokohama showcased its initiatives at the event’s exhibition booth. The Asia Smart City Conference is a global event centered on Asia’s decarbonization efforts, bringing together knowledge, ideas, and […]

Circular Economy Hub featured as case study in “Rethink Designers Report 2024” compiled by METI Kansai

On Jun 25, 2024

Our Circular Economy Hub was featured as one of the case studies in the “Rethink Designers Report 2024” compiled by the METI Kansai Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry. The “Rethink Designers Report 2024” is a report that compiles findings and case studies from research and analysis conducted by METI Kansai on leading projects in […]

CEO Kato participated in a panel discussion at “SusHi Tech Tokyo 2024”

On Jun 21, 2024

On May 21, CEO Kato participated in a panel discussion at “SusHi Tech Tokyo 2024,” an international event held by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government. “SusHi Tech Tokyo 2024” is a large-scale international event to disseminate future urban models. It attracted up to 500,000 participants and was held from April 27, 2024. The event was expected […]

Harch staff presented at “Liberal Arts and Innovation: Fostering ‘Dynamic Liberal Arts’ to Drive Business”

On Dec 16, 2023

Ito from our company was a speaker at the online event “[University of Tokyo Faculty of Liberal Arts x Hakuhodo] Liberal Arts and Innovation: Fostering ‘Dynamic Liberal Arts’ to Drive Business.” The event, hosted by LIVe, the University of Tokyo’s Faculty of Liberal Arts, took place on December 4. LIVe is a community that takes […]

Circular Yokohama Representative Yu Kato appeared at “Y-SHIP 2023”

On Nov 29, 2023

On November 14, Harch CEO Yu Kato appeared at “Y-SHIP 2023,” an event organized by the City of Yokohama to promote Yokohama, a port city of innovation, to the world. “Y-SHIP 2023” is an international convention that aims to promote open innovation by attracting the vitality of human resources and companies from Japan and abroad, […]

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