【Sustainable Japan Excellence Award】Unicharm Corporation

Takahisa Takahara
President & CEO

Our company provides daily necessities — primarily disposable diapers and sanitary products — supporting hygienic and safe lifestyles. In this...

【Sustainable Japan Grand Prize】Hankyu Hanshin Holdings, Inc.

Yasuo Shimada
President and Representative Director, Group CEO

The Hankyu Hanshin Holdings Group operates a diverse range of businesses, including urban transportation centered on Hankyu Railway and Hanshin...

Japan making progress toward achieving SDGs

Yoshimasa Hayashi
Chief Cabinet Secretary

A decade has passed since the unanimous adoption of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development at the United Nations General...

H₂O giant Suntory explores advancing with hydrogen

Maiko Muraoka Contributing writer

The beverage giant Suntory Holdings Ltd., together with nine other companies and Yamanashi Prefecture, held a ceremony on Oct. 11...

Environmental policy experts gather on finding better solutions

Hiroko Nakata Contributing writer

Academic experts on environmental and economic policies gathered in Tokyo recently to discuss the importance of using their expertise more...

Sustainable Japan Day 2025

Emi Maeda
Contributing writer

On Sept. 18, The Japan Times held its Sustainable Japan Day at the International House of Japan in Tokyo’s Roppongi...

SoftBank takes on net-zero emissions challenge

By OSAMU INOUE / Renews, TRANSLATOR：ATSUSHI KODERA

SoftBank’s strong points 1.Stepped up sustainability efforts in 2021, when Junichi Miyakawa became president 2.Won the Grand Prize of the...

Digital transformation reshapes urban planning involving public

Manami Tominaga
Contributing writer

The Land Readjustment and Urban Development Forum held in Tokyo last October brought together professionals from municipalities, academia and the...

Komatsu machines, infrastructure aid sustainability

By OSAMU INOUE / Renews, TRANSLATOR：ATSUSHI KODERA

Komatsu’s strong points 1.Recognized by CDP on the A lists in climate change and water security in 2024 2.Develops technologies...

Yamagata film festival to gather documentaries from around world

Maiko Muraoka Contributing writer

Yamagata Prefecture, lying roughly 300 kilometers north of Tokyo on the Sea of Japan side of the Tohoku region, is...

Peace in the Dark program offers reflective journey in Hiroshima

Emi Maeda Contributing writer

Marking the 80th anniversary of the atomic bombing, Hiroshima hosted a powerful experiential program called Peace in the Dark where...

Top paper maker Oji works to conserve, quantify natural assets

Maiko Muraoka Contributing writer

Oji Holdings, Japan’s leading paper maker, has set aside about 30% of the 640,000 hectares of forests it owns globally...