Tsukuba’s outlying R8 districts realize and promote their charms

Maiko Muraoka Contributing writer

“There is nothing in this town” — this is a phrase you too often hear when asking a resident of...

Tender wagyu, other delicacies hail from clean lands of Tottori

Maiko Muraoka Contributing writer

Among many delicacies in Japan, Tottori Wagyu beef and its history is worth learning to make one’s gastronomic life rich....

Premium Tottori Wagyu beef links up with contest Bocuse d’Or

Maiko Muraoka Contributing writer

Among all the wagyu brands in Japan, Tottori Wagyu Olein 55 is especially flavorful and light because of its high...

CCJA winner’s nonprofit helps kids with family issues

Maiko Muraoka Contributing writer

Ayumi Mitsumoto won the grand prize of the Champion of Change Japan Award 2022 for her 13 years of work...

Regional efforts to help local society transition using public and private funds

Maiko Muraoka Contributing writer

In the panel discussion of a CDP symposium held in December, officials from the Tokyo Metropolitan Government and the city...

Suntory restores healthy forests to recharge clean natural water

Maiko Muraoka Contributing writer

“Today Birds, Tomorrow Humans.” This is the slogan created by Japanese beverage giant Suntory Holdings when it started bird conservation...

Oji’s Nepi Eco paper products advance goal to cut fossil fuels

Maiko Muraoka Contributing writer

The first item launched in the Nepi Eco series, a lineup of environmentally conscious products introduced by Oji Nepia Co....

NTT’s Sugatami platform will give cities the tools to grow healthy

MAIKO MURAOKA CONTRIBUTING WRITER

In recent years, concepts such as smart cities and sustainable urban development have attracted attention in discussions on community development....

Highlighting the work done by satoyama winners

Maiko Muraoka Contributing writer

Kousuke Motani The Japan Research Institute Ltd. Chief Senior Economist In the panel session for the satoyama category of the...

In risky times, we must act: Hiroshima Business Forum

Maiko Muraoka Contributing writer

The past few years have been a time when people came to realize that what is normal today may not...

Event gathers female entrepreneurs to grow power

Maiko Muraoka
Contributing writer

Gathering 320 female participants in four locations connected online — Omotesando and Shibuya in Tokyo, Sapporo and Kobe — a...

‘Learn locally, think globally’ at two unique universities

Maiko Muraoka
Contributing writer

The 24th Satoyama Cafe, held on July 1 by The Japan Times’ Sustainable Japan Network, featured two unique universities, Satonova...