Eco-friendly life Japanese style
Going green is big in Japan! And as you'd expect from the country that brought you Hello Kitty and the self-heating bra, they're embracing the green lifestyle in inimitable style.
Recent Japanese innovations in green gizmology include Eco Tokukun, a product to make your household fish grill more environmentally friendly. It contains small stones, made from recycled paper sludge and silica, aluminum oxide, and calcium oxide, which are designed to lie in the bottom of the gas grill, promising to cut carbon emissions from the cooking process by 25%. They also increase thermal efficiency, cutting cooking time by 25% and thus your gas usage (and bill). Considering that the fish grill is common to pretty much all Japanese homes, and used on a regular basis, these are pretty significant numbers. Now, I wonder if that means the country will take a more responsibly attitude to fishing? [Via Kilian Nakamura]
Related: the Hello Kitty solar charger
