Nippon Shuppan Hanbai Co., Ltd. (President and CEO: Togashi Ken, abbreviated as Nippan) has been releasing "Washable Paper Book Covers" (bunko size) for four consecutive months since June 2025 as part of the "ONE ECO PROJECT," which plans and supports eco-activities that the publishing industry should undertake through attractive content such as comics, picture books, novels, and magazines. Starting Friday, July 18, 2025, the City Hunter designs will be available for sale at participating bookstores in the ONE ECO PROJECT.
In order to increase awareness of the "ONE ECO PROJECT", Nippan has been selling products and exhibiting at events. The cumulative sales of the "Book Bag" and "Large Book Bag", which are representative products of the "ONE ECO PROJECT", have reached 300,000 units. In addition, the "ONE ECO PROJECT" donates a portion of its sales to environmental conservation organizations, and the cumulative donation amount from April 2022 to July 2025 is 872,412 yen. In the future, the "ONE ECO PROJECT" will continue to promote various eco-related initiatives from bookstores under the concept of "eco activities starting from bookstores".
・List of storeshttps://hon-hikidashi.jp/goods/64616/
■"Washable Paper Book Cover" Product Information
Product size: W235mm x H161mm (paperback size)
Sales price: 858 yen (tax included)
Material: Paper
*A portion of sales will be donated to environmental protection organizations.
■ "Message Shop" participating stores *Store names in alphabetical order, titles omitted (as of July 18th)
Keibunsha Okayama Main Store / Yurindo Atre Kawasaki Store / Yurindo Nikke Colton Plaza Store /
Yurindo Yokohama Station West Exit Joinus Store / Libro Aeon Town Moriya Store /
Libro Minamimachida Grandberry Park Store
■ Supporting bookstore corporations ※Corporate names in alphabetical order, titles omitted (as of July 18th)
Imajin Shiraage Co., Ltd. / NIC Retails Co., Ltd. / NBC Co., Ltd. /
Kanazawa Bunendo Co., Ltd. / Culture Experience Co., Ltd. / Kinokuniya Bookstore Co., Ltd. /
Kinkodo Co., Ltd. / Keibunsha Co., Ltd. / Keibunsha Enterprise Co., Ltd. / Sawaya Bookstore Co., Ltd. /
Sanseido Bookstore Co., Ltd. / JR West Japan Daily Service Net Co., Ltd. /
Tsutaya Bookstore Co., Ltd. / Towa Tourism Development Co., Ltd. / Tokiwa Bookstore Co., Ltd. / Nagakura Bookstore Co., Ltd. /
Narita Honten Co., Ltd. / Nishizawa Bookstore Co., Ltd. / Hero Co., Ltd. / Futaba Books Co., Ltd. /
Bunkyodo Co., Ltd. / Bunmeido Bookstore Co., Ltd. / Hotman Co., Ltd. / Marukan Co., Ltd. /
Maruzen Junkudo Bookstore Co., Ltd. / Misumi Co., Ltd. / Michinoku Japan Co., Ltd. / Tanishimaya Co., Ltd. /
Yurindo Co., Ltd. / Reliable Co., Ltd.
What is the ONE ECO PROJECT?
Based on the idea that "enjoying eco-activities is what makes them sustainable," the "ONE ECO PROJECT" aims to make eco-activities familiar to consumers, deepen their understanding of the activities, and encourage their participation through the appeal of content and characters that can be considered assets of the publishing industry. In addition, the "ONE ECO PROJECT" official website will continue to distribute various information with the aim of making eco-activities familiar to consumers, deepening their understanding of the activities, and encouraging their participation.
Official website:https://oneeco.jp/