Shonai connects rural areas to people nationwide, global markets

Maiko Muraoka
Contributing writer

A sophisticated wooden structure overlooks fields in Yamagata Prefecture’s Shonai region, famed for its rice: Suiden Terrace, a hotel run...

Tottori wagyu and wine paired at New Otani Tokyo fair

Maiko Muraoka
Contributing writer

The Tottori Wagyu Fair is taking place at six restaurants in the Hotel New Otani Tokyo until July 15. The...

Poppins helps working women and their kids build better lives

Maiko Muraoka
Contributing writer

Poppins Corp. started providing services to support working women 37 years ago, when the concept of social entrepreneurship was not...

Value Management revives towns through preservation for tourism

Maiko Muraoka
Contributing writer

Century-old traditional homes, historic buildings designated as important cultural assets, actual castles — these are the kinds of regional resources...

Nissay Asset Management stays at forefront

Maiko Muraoka
Contributing writer

The disclosure of nonfinancial information related to companies’ environmental efforts through CDP is increasingly appreciated in the investment market. In...

Decision-useful data is key to a net-zero future

Maiko Muraoka
Contributing writer

To avert further catastrophic climate impacts, global warming must be capped at no more than 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial...

Government leadership needed: expert Tamaki

Maiko Muraoka
Contributing writer

International finance expert Rintaro Tamaki feels that despite the progressive efforts made by companies like those participating in CDP, awareness...

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...

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...