Finance Minister Suzuki calls for promoting sustainable finance

Shunichi Suzuki MINISTER OF FINANCE, MINISTER OF STATE FOR FINANCIAL SERVICES AND MINISTER IN CHARGE OF OVERCOMING DEFLATION Japanese Finance...

METI official calls for funding decarbonization and growth

Yojiro Hatakeyama DIRECTOR-GENERAL, INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY, ENVIRONMENT BUREAU, MINISTRY OF ECONOMY, TRADE AND INDUSTRY In his address as...

Opening remarks by Chairperson Suematsu

Minako Suematsu CHAIRPERSON AND PRESIDENT, THE JAPAN TIMES CO. LTD. The Japan Times’ fourth Sustainable Japan Award ceremony on Sept....

The Sustainable Japan Award is viewed as a ‘new commons’ for ESG initiatives

Takashi Mitachi PROFESSOR, GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT, KYOTO UNIVERSITY The ceremony closed with a congratulatory speech from specially appointed professor...

Minister: Building regional circular and ecological spheres is key

Hiroshi Ono VICE MINISTER FOR GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS, MINISTRY OF THE ENVIRONMENT Ono Hiroshi, the Ministry of the Environment's vice...

In risky times, we must act: Hiroshima Business Forum

Maiko Muraoka Contributing writer

The past few years have been a time when people came to realize that what is normal today may not...

Investing in science, humanity: Lessons from Okinawa institute

Timothy Schultz
Contributing writer

Among the hundreds of meetings that take place during the busy United Nations General Assembly, which this year began on...

Event gathers female entrepreneurs to grow power

Maiko Muraoka
Contributing writer

Gathering 320 female participants in four locations connected online — Omotesando and Shibuya in Tokyo, Sapporo and Kobe — a...

Eisai resolved to end neglected tropical diseases

By OSAMU INOUE / Renews, TRANSLATOR：ATSUSHI KODERA

Eisai's strong points ILLUSTRATION: SHO FUJITA 1.Participated in the London Declaration on NTDs and the Kigali Declaration, both of which...

Suntory preserves ‘lifeline’ of groundwater and forests

Maiko Muraoka
Contributing writer

Giving back to society is what Suntory Holdings, a global leader in the beverage industry, has been committed to in...

OAT Agrio’s agrochemicals are from nature, for crops

Maiko Muraoka
Contributing writer

OAT Agrio Co. Ltd. operates its business with the corporate philosophy of “We contribute to the people of the world...

Diversity creates positive effects on corporate earnings

Tomoko Kaichi
Contributing writer

The International Conference for Women in Business, focusing on diversity-oriented business management and the lifestyles and work styles that support...