Japanese Apparel Industry Seeking Sustainable Fashion
Tokyo, March 12 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese apparel industry is increasingly promoting the reuse of clothing as it hopes to make fashion more sustainable.
Overproduction and mass disposal of clothing, which cause massive greenhouse gas emissions, take a toll on the environment. About 60 pct of the clothes sold in Japan are thrown away, according to the Environment Ministry.
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