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Featured Article: The Regenerative 7Cs | Circularity: Closing the Loop (imageMILL)
If Connection asks who and what we are responsible to, Circularity asks how our systems behave over time.
Modern industry was built on a linear model: extract, produce, consume, discard. That model delivered scale and efficiency, but it also delivered waste. Materials move in one direction. Value is lost at the end of use. Environmental and social costs accumulate elsewhere.
Regenerative business requires a different logic. Circularity is the deliberate design of products, services, and systems so that materials remain in use, value is retained at its highest level for as long as possible, and waste becomes input rather than output.
Read the full article on the IJCC Website!
Written by Rick Grehan, IJCC Board Member, Sustainability Committee Manager, and founder of imageMILL.
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Work with imageMILL!
imageMILL, a Tokyo-based regenerative branding and storytelling studio and IJCC Corporate Member, is seeking a Regenerative Projects Producer / Coordinator to help coordinate projects across both our creative studio and the MILL, a regenerative living lab currently being developed in Fujino, Kanagawa.
The role involves supporting creative productions, coordinating workshops and partnerships, and helping develop the MILL — a project restoring a 100-year-old silk farm kominka into a space for regeneration, learning, and community.
They are looking for someone organised, proactive, and interested in environmental and social change. Japanese language ability is essential. The role may be structured part-time or full-time depending on the candidate.
Click below for a full job description and application details | | | | | | | |
IJCC-BCCJ Joint Networking 2026 The IJCC are delighted to team up with the BCCJ to bring back our popular joint networking event - now for the first time at Ireland House, Yotsuya.
This annual gathering celebrates the ties between our communities and is an opportunity for members of both chambers to make new connections and strengthen their networks. The event will feature remarks from an Embassy representative as well as a raffle featuring prizes from our generous sponsors.
Please note that registrations for this event are strictly on a first-come first-served basis.
đź“…Date/Time: 2nd April, 19:00~21:00 (Doors 18:30) đź“ŤLocation: B1 Event Hall, Ireland House, Yotsuya* đź’´Event fee: 5,500 Members / 8,000 Non-Members đź“ť Registration: Click here to register!
*Please note that there is no parking available at the venue. Access to the venue will only be permitted to those registered in advance.
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2026 Osaka St. Patrick's Day Parade & After Party The IJCC is delighted to be an official supporter of the 2026 Osaka St. Patricks Day Parade! We would like to invite all Kansai-based members, non-members and their friends and families of the IJCC to join in the St. Patrick's Day celebrations - remember to wear something green on the day!
đź“…Date/Time: Friday, 20 March 2026, 13:45 to 15:00 đź“ŤLocation: Dotonbori, Osaka
Organisers 主催 Osaka St. Patrick’s Day Parade Committee Supported by 後援 Embassy of Ireland Tokyo, Ireland Japan Chamber of Commerce, and H+K International.
Please contact us at osaka@ijcc.jp if you have any inquiries.
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SATO_LABO #02 – CITY SOIL | Compost as Urban Regeneration
The Ireland Japan Chamber of Commerce is pleased to collaborate on the next SATO_LABO event in Tokyo.
This hands-on evening workshop explores how food waste can be transformed into living soil and how urban composting can help rebuild local nutrient cycles.
Hosted by imageMILL as part of The MILL’s regenerative learning platform, this session is presented in collaboration with LFC Compost, specialists in urban balcony composting.
Bilingual event (English / Japanese) with live subtitles.
đź“…Date/Time: 18th March, 18:00~19:30 đź“ŤLocation: imageMILL Tokyo Studio đź’´Event fee: 2,500 general / 3,500 supporters / 5,000 patrons (all tickets include same event content)
Click here for more information and registration! | | | | | | Event Report: St. Brigid's Day Event On February 5th, the IJCC, in partnership with the Embassy of Ireland, hosted a Women in Leadership event to celebrate St. Brigid’s Day and Ireland’s commitment to diversity and equality. Click here to learn more! | | | | Event Report: Third Thursday Shinnenkai On February 19th, we hosted our Third Thursday networking event at Abbot’s Choice in Shinjuku. The informal event provided a great opportunity for members and non-members to socialize and network over drinks while enjoying the casual atmosphere of an Irish pub. Click here to learn more! | | | | | | | | | |
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Join one of the most active business networks in JapanIf you are interested in the Ireland Japan community, we would be delighted to meet you. We welcome members from all countries, nationalities and backgrounds. | | | | Special Thanks to our Platinum Sponsors | | | | Check out our social media! | | | | Our mailing address is: Ireland House, 1-6 Yotsuya Honshiocho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-0003
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