Women at JWLI summit call to turn crisis into chances

Jacob Reed Contributing writer

The 2023 Japanese Women’s Leadership Initiative (JWLI) Global Summit was held at the East-West Center in Honolulu on March 23...

Meat on Mars? Sky’s the limit for cellular food frontier

Jacob Reed Contributing writer

By the year 2040, Yuki Hanyu, the CEO of IntegriCulture Inc., aims to build a factory on Mars. Leveraging his...

Sustainable Lab harnesses the power of data science

Jacob Reed Contributing writer

Yuki Kishi, the chief financial officer of Sustainable Lab, a financial technology startup that gathers companies’ ESG data and provides...

Symposium examines financial pathways to net-zero future

Jacob Reed
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A symposium sponsored by the Financial Services Agency (FSA) on May 26 invited finance and industry experts both in Japan...

Symposium aims to help Japan’s female entrepreneurs

Jacob Reed
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“Japan is one of the worst in terms of the gender gap,” professor Hidetoshi Tahara reminded listeners in his opening...

CCJA winner founded company to support deaf children

Jacob Reed
Contributing Writer

The award ceremony for the fifth Champion of Change Japan Award, CCJA 2021, was held in Tokyo and streamed live...

WELgee founder takes initiative on opening doors for refugees

Jacob Reed
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For her work with refugees in Japan, Sayaka Kankolongo Watanabe had the honor of being among the recipients of the...

TCFD Summit weighs transition to sustainable finance, business

Jacob Reed
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The third annual TCFD Summit on the theme of “transition” was held online on Oct. 5 over four different panels....

Champion of Change Japan Award is looking for five good women

Jacob Reed
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Since 2017, the Champion of Change Japan Award (CCJA) has recognized female leaders who work to address the most pressing...

Achieving net zero: Webinar examines targets and troubles

Jacob Reed
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Michiyo Morisawa On May 25, the webinar “Delivering Net Zero Emissions in Japan” was hosted by the PRI (Principles for...

Experts weigh Japan and Italy’s optimism about hydrogen

Jacob Reed
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Developing renewable solutions for ever-increasing energy demands is one of the pillars of sustainability. In a concerted effort to move...

How the pandemic will change artists’ spaces, choices and voices

Jacob Reed
contributing writer

On Jan. 28, the final part of a webinar series on contemporary art after the coronavirus was hosted by the...