What does “vegan” actually mean?
The word “vegan” seems to appear more and more recently even in Japan, but what does “vegan” really mean? Many…
Clean meat & (plant-based) alternative meat — Toward the age of “meat” without animal sacrifice
Why “cultured meat” and “alternative meat” — animal sacrifice The graph below shows the estimated number of animals sacrificed around…
Problems of Dairy Cows in Tie Stall Barns
Is your milk coming from healthy cows? When you imagine dairy cows, you might think of free-range cows. However 70%…
[Rethink Milk]
On June 13, 2019, the certified nonprofit organization Animal Rights Center Japan (Tokyo) launched the [Rethink-Milk.com] campaign, aiming to solve…
2019/6/12 Animal Protection Law Amendment Finally Established!
On June 12, 2019, the revised Animal Protection Law was established. ARCJ has partnered with JAVA and PEACE, and for…
Hope to the suffering animals. We marched for the farmed animals.
For all the animals, farmed and fished, who continue to be ignored in society. 251 people marched, for all the…
Red mites
Japanese eggs that got banned in Taiwan In 2018, due to oversupply of eggs, the price fell and the adult…
World’s Meat Companies Work on Producing Plant-based Meats
World’s 2nd largest meat producer Tyson Foods announced that it will debut their own plant-based protein alternatives this summer. Tyson Foods…
Nanakusano sato (Matsuda Mayonnaise) A Japanese company that only uses cage-free eggs
Nanakusano sato is a company that produces natural mayonnaise called “Matsuyda no Mayonnaise.” We found out the eggs this company…
Agriculture in Japan: is only a short-term perspective ok?
It was shocking to hear the response by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries (MAFF) to a question about…
Good news! Fashion Center Shimamura is fur-free!
We learned that the 2nd largest apparel company in the country, “Shimamura Group” had stopped selling fur (real fur) and…
Tethering of Dairy Cows Remain Common in Japan while European Countries Move toward Ban
Did you know that the majority of dairy farms in Japan tie the cows pretty much permanently with tethers or…
Slaughterhouses abandon chickens for 72 hours MAFF’s Third Warning
n November 2018, the Ministry of Health, Labor, and Wealth (MHLW) released an investigation report on the matter of slaughterhouses…
Tokyo Olympics:Far From Giving Great Impressions of Japan – It may have opposite effects?
It may wind up having opposite effects? On March 13th 2019, Mr. Akihiro Hatsushika, a diet member from Tokyo asked…
Over 40,000 pigs got hog cholera – meaninglessly killed and yet more pigs will be bred
In February 2019, hog cholera crossed the border of Gifu prefecture and reached Aichi, Nagano, Shiga, and Osaka prefectures. There…
Making them fight in confinement, discarding the wounded, and killing them. Demand a ban on cockfighting.
They put two male roosters (shamo) in a small enclosure where they cannot escape, make them fight, enjoy it, and…
Sanyo Shokai (EPOCA, Paul Stuart etc) will be fur free from Fall Winter 2019!
Apparel company “Sanyo Shokai” with multiple brands such as EPOCA, Paul Stuart, APOLIS, etc. prohibits the use of real fur…
Farm Animal Welfare and Slaughterhouses Discussed in Parliament
“I must say that animal welfare is not pursued at slaughterhouses” It was Mr. Keiji Horikoshi, a monk, and a…
Marriott International is going cage free including hotels in Japan!
Marriott International is going cage-free by 2025! Please find their official statement from the link below. If you do…
PIAS group decided to abolish animal testing on cosmetics and quasi-drugs this fiscal year
On 7th December, we(Cruelty Free Beauty : CFB) visited PIAS Group headquarters in Osaka, we did discussion with managing directors…
Rescue of egg-laying hens who were slated to be killed because of walking difficulties
Following the rescue of two birds who have been fostered by the Open Sesame sanctuary, the Animal Rights Center rescued…
Farm Animals in Japan
Mother Sows in Captivity:sow stall in Japan A rearing method which has been illegalized in many countries is still used…
Asking Companies to Work on Animal Welfare
We are submitting these petitions to companies that use animal-derived ingredients. “Please Do Not Lock Down Laying Hens in Japan”…
Stop Using Tie-stall Housing System for Rearing Cows
Dairy Cows Some forms do not tie cows until cows get old enough to be able to produce milk. However,…
Morgan Mitchell joins Legacy For Animals campaign
At the athletes village we are asking for the 100% sourcing of eggs from non-cage facilities (cage-free / free-range) and…