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Kao pursues Kirei Lifestyle Plan for sustainability
Yoshihiro Hasebe
President and Chief Executive Officer
At Kao, as a company that offers everyday essentials to people all over the world, we believe it is our...
FSA head discusses helping firms, individuals take a long-term view
Hiroko Nakata
Contributing writer
Amid increasing global attention to the transparency of companies’ sustainability performance, most important is whether or not disclosure enhances their...
For Sekisui House, home is where the start is
Yoshihiro Nakai
Representative Director of the Board President, Executive Officer, CEO
Since its foundation in 1960, Sekisui House Ltd. has centered its business on home building. We pursued safety and peace...
Tokyo Global Dialogue: Rebuilding security, cooperation
Maiko Muraoka Contributing writer
In the midst of upheavals in international politics putting global peace and security at risk, the fifth Tokyo Global Dialogue...
CJPF Award 2024 highlights innovation and tradition
Emi Maeda
Contributing writer
The CJPF Award 2024 ceremony on Feb. 26 announced 18 award-winning projects that showcase Japan’s allure through its cultural and...
Sasue Maeda Fish Shop’s owner is discerning partner to top chefs
Maiko Muraoka Contributing wirter
Naoki Maeda was born to know fish. Now the fifth-generation owner of Sasue Maeda Fish Shop in the Shizuoka port...
NTT tool Sugatami reflects cities’ extensive possibilities
Maiko Muraoka
Contributing writer
With the use of digital technology to solve rural social problems now promoted as a national policy, some places have...
Tokyo Global Dialogue to search for paths to international stability
Maiko Muraoka
Contributing writer
The fifth Tokyo Global Dialogue, organized by the Japan Institute of International Affairs, will be held at the Okura Tokyo...
A hothouse of ecological ideas will produce tomatoes in Aomori
Maiko Muraoka Contributing writer
Starting in April, a project in the Aomori city of Mutsu, at the northern tip of Honshu, will grow tomatoes...
Green bond front-runner Tokyo keeps expanding their size, scope
Hiroko Nakata Contributing writer
Few know a giant tunnel-like reservoir lies beneath central Tokyo. It was built just under Ring Road No. 7 to...
OAT Agrio grows better farms with green tech, agrochemicals
Maiko Muraoka Contributing writer
OAT Agrio Co. Ltd. produces environmentally friendly fertilizers and other agricultural chemicals for the sake of both better food security...
Symposium: How to keep water clean and plentiful
Hiroko Nakata Contributing writer
Amid increasing concern over global warming and biodiversity, corporate experts and local administrators gathered to discuss issues concerning healthy water...
