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Preserving, developing Japan’s culinary heritage

Emi Maeda Contributing writer

In April 2024, the Tsuji Culinary Institute will inaugurate the Tsuji Culinary Institute Tokyo in the western Tokyo city of...

Nomura institute proposes ‘GDP+i’ to measure consumer satisfaction

Hiroko Nakata Contributing writer

Conventional economic indicators show the Japanese economy has been sluggish for decades, but a different approach suggests that people feel...

PRI’s global ESG investing talks in Tokyo to tackle ‘sense of crisis’

Hiroko Nakata Contributing writer

The leading global conference on responsible investment will be held in Tokyo for the first time this fall, focusing on...

Tottori, home of premium wagyu, offers great diversity of delicacies

Maiko Muraoka Contributing writer

Western Japan’s Tottori Prefecture, lying on the Sea of Japan and boasting the famous Mount Daisen and other peaks, has...

Suntory replenishes a century of water stewardship

Maiko Muraoka Contributing writer

This year is the 100th anniversary of Japan’s first malt whisky distillery, established in the Yamazaki district of the town...

Businesswomen challenge selves at ICWB conference

Maiko Muraoka Contributing writer

On the morning of July 9, more than 1,000 people from around the world gathered online for the International Conference...

Industry group CLOMA aims to cut plastic waste in Japan and beyond

Hiroko Nakata Contributing writer

The coastline of a tropical islet in southwestern Japan is filled with litter washed ashore — PET bottles, plastic packages...

Sustainable Japan Network, ESG study sessions

Hiroko Nakata Contributing writer

Morisawa: What is current in ESG investing With environmental, social and governance topics gaining the spotlight, what is happening in...

Investors at RI Japan developing tools to gauge firms’ performance

Hiroko Nakata Contributing writer

Impact investment has increasingly intrigued the financial world as a way to achieve returns at the same time as helping...

To measure ecological impacts, companies first need good rulers

Hiroko Nakata Contributing writer

How do big businesses reflect their impact on nature in their financial reporting? One of the sessions on the second...

How to avert a planetary tipping point: RI Japan forum

Warren Meehan Contributing writer

With a focus on sustainability, human rights and the transformation of Japan into a net-zero-carbon economy, the Responsible Investor Japan...

Toiletries firm Lion creates health for its customers and the planet

Hiroko Nakata Contributing writer

Contributing to the public good while maximizing corporate value is not always an easy thing to do for many firms....

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