'Paper Response Project as Much as Possible' Expands Network to 120 Stores in Osaka! Featured on Local TV

Throughout the year starting from April 2025, the General Incorporated Association CHANGE FOR THE BLUE Osaka has been conducting an initiative to certify restaurants and companies that use environmentally friendly materials as much as possible for takeout containers, bags, straws, etc., as 'Paper (God) Response Stores' (a play on words where 'kami' means both paper and god-tier) amid the serious environmental issues caused by marine plastic waste.

Furthermore, this fiscal year, from January to March 2026, special features focusing on the initiatives of each store were broadcast on a local broadcasting station.

This project is held as part of the 'Nippon Foundation Ocean Project - CHANGE FOR THE BLUE', an initiative promoting countermeasures against marine waste driven by the Nippon Foundation.

Project Overview

- Overview: Amidst serious environmental problems caused by marine plastic waste, an initiative to certify restaurants and companies using eco-friendly materials for takeout containers, bags, straws, etc., as 'Paper (God) Response Stores'. - Schedule: April 2025 - March 2026 - Location: Throughout Osaka Prefecture

The Network of 'Paper Response' Stores Expands! Joint Project with Hyogo Area Also Implemented!

The number of participating stores in the 'Paper Response Project as much as possible' is increasing year by year, and this fiscal year the network expanded to 120 stores. From January to February 2026, a 'Delicious Food Present Campaign' crossing Hyogo and Osaka was conducted, encouraging people who visited the 'Paper Response' stores to take personal ownership of the marine waste issue.

Special Feature Broadcast Over 3 Months on Sun TV!

From January to March 2026, a special feature on the 'Paper Response Project as much as possible' was broadcast every Saturday at 0:00 on Sun TV's 'Baki Baki Beat! II'. Six stores from Osaka were selected, and coverage was conducted on how each store is working on their 'Paper (God) Response'. The project expanded further through the broadcast, with an increase in the number of stores wanting to participate in the project after watching the TV program.