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2026.04.01 — April Dream: Teaser Site Launch & Beta Invitation for Coffee Value Visualization Platform
Value Way launches a teaser site for its coffee value chain visualization platform and begins free beta invitations for up to 5 coffee businesses.
2026.03.18 — CEO Yagi Speaks at QUINTBRIDGE, Osaka
Value Way CEO Toshimasa Yagi presented at QUINTBRIDGE Osaka, addressing the 2050 Coffee Problem through circular resource design and traceability.
2026.03.13 — MOE Circular Economy Demonstration Completed in Fukuoka
Value Way completed the MOE Circular Economy demonstration in Fukuoka, diverting 93.6 kg of coffee grounds from waste and achieving -5.8 kgCO₂eq through biochar conversion.
2026.02.28 — METI AfDX Program Completed: Ultra-Low Carbon Coffee Achieved in Uganda
Value Way completed METI's AfDX program, achieving a CFP of 0.019 kgCO₂e/kg — 99.5% below the global average — and deploying biochar CDR infrastructure across Uganda's Mbale District.
2025.08.01 — Selected for METI Global South Co-Creation Program
Value Way has been selected for the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry's Global South Co-Creation Program, expanding coffee traceability to new origins.
2025.07.15 — Selected for MOE Circular Economy Program — Fukuoka City
Value Way joins the Ministry of the Environment's circular economy initiative, partnering with Fukuoka City to develop coffee by-product reuse models.
2025.06.01 — Selected for METI AfDX — Africa Market Vitality Program
Value Way has been selected for METI's AfDX initiative to deploy coffee data infrastructure across East African origins.
Featured in Ditting Grinders "Cafes of Japan" — RIO COFFEE Ashiya
Swiss precision grinder maker Ditting Grinders features Toshimasa Yagi at RIO COFFEE Ashiya — the cafe he runs as Founder of Altarena Co., Ltd. — discussing his Cup of Excellence El Salvador 2023 jury experience and his commitment to environmental sustainability across the coffee supply chain.
2023.10.01 — Value Way Inc. Founded on International Coffee Day
Value Way Inc. officially founded on October 1, 2023 — International Coffee Day — to build regenerative coffee supply chain infrastructure.
2023.03.01 — Selected for JICA & IDB Lab SDGs Program "TSUBASA"
Value Way (pre-founding, as Altarena Co.) selected for the JICA & IDB Lab TSUBASA program, bringing coffee traceability to Latin American origins.