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...

Suntory preserves ‘lifeline’ of groundwater and forests

Maiko Muraoka
Contributing writer

Giving back to society is what Suntory Holdings, a global leader in the beverage industry, has been committed to in...

Kirirom forum examines how Japan can win abroad

Maiko Muraoka
Contributing Writer

It has always been a challenge for businesses and people in Japan, an island nation, to make achievements on the...

Looking for a few good women, now more than ever

Maiko Muraoka
Contributing writer

The Champion of Change Japan Award was established in 2017 by Atsuko Toko Fish, a Japanese philanthropist living in Boston,...

Responsible Investor Japan 2022 evaluates progress

Maiko Muraoka
Contributing Writer

With a boost in the global campaign for the United Nations’ 17 sustainable development goals (SDGs), it seems like everyone...