For MAIKO MURAOKA's latest contributions to The Japan Times, see below:
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Okayama’s Maniwa, a model city for sustainable rural revitalization
Maiko Muraoka Contributing writer
Maniwa in north-central Okayama won this year’s Sustainable Japan Excellence Award in the satoyama category, presented by The Japan Times...
Mita Kosan develops real estate, community in central Tokyo area
Maiko Muraoka Contributing writer
Mita Kosan Co. Ltd., a real estate developer and leasing company, is housed in an office building right across the...
Tottori shares ideas on revitalizing rural economies
Maiko Muraoka Contributing writer
The fourth annual event to share experiences about revitalizing rural economies through effectively using existing resources was held at the...