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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...
Seino delivers greener logistics through open public collaboration
Maiko Muraoka Contributing writer
Seino Holdings Co. Ltd. has been in the logistics business for more than 90 years. Last June, the Gifu-based company...
New geopark museum, cycle park showcase Tsukuba’s attractions
Maiko Muraoka Cntributing writer
The Ibaraki city of Tsukuba in November launched a new facility, Mt. Tsukuba Gate Park, that focuses on promoting the...
CCJA winner’s restaurant helps local Asian women
Maiko Muraoka Contributing writer
This year’s grand prize of the Champion of Change Japan Award (CCJA) went to Naoko Oku, who runs a restaurant...
Experts: Making the best use of a declining population
Hiroko Nakata Contributing writer
Business experts discussed the management of aging and shrink human resources — a long-standing issue in Japan and an emerging...
Young B-Lot is on the realty A list for renovations plus innovations
Maiko Muraoka Contributing writer
It has been 15 years since the founding of B-Lot Co., a real estate investment, consulting and management company, and...
