Art triennial revitalizes rural Echigo-Tsumari region

Maiko Muraoka
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The 16th Satoyama Cafe, a talk session organized by the Japan Times Satoyama Consortium and moderated by its secretariat chief,...

Experts tell how investment sector is changing

Maiko Muraoka
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Michiyo Morisawa PRI SECRETARIAT JAPAN HEAD AND CDP JAPAN DIRECTOR Environmental, social and governance issues no longer are something that...

Gaps between companies and investors persist

Maiko Muraoka
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Rintaro TamakiJapan Center for International Finance, President Rintaro Tamaki, president of the Japan Center for International Finance, made his remarks...

No time to waste: financier Kato

Maiko Muraoka
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Takatoshi KatoJapan Center for International Finance, Senior Adviser to the President The closing remarks to the symposium on ESG management...

Green Tokyo can lead Japan and the world: Koike

Maiko Muraoka
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Yuriko KoikeGovernor of Tokyo At the opening of the recent online symposium on ESG (environmental, social and governance) management and...

Frameworks for addressing deforestation are increasing

Maiko Muraoka
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CDP (formerly the Carbon Disclosure Project) Japan conducted an online session on April 6 to present its latest reports about...

Think globally while eating locally, then spread the word

Maiko Muraoka
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Food can be an effective tool for regional promotion. Every region has its own unique food — a delicacy that...

Biobalance holistic probiotics turn manure to resource

Maiko Muraoka
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The world has been dealing with issues of various kinds of waste, from toxic waste to food loss and marine...

NTT ArtTechnology shows regional art anywhere, anytime

Maiko Muraoka
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Culture can be a powerful tool to invigorate a region because everything else — the economy, society, education, people’s lives...

First Ronnie Prize aims to revive traditional Japanese crafts

Maiko Muraoka
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JapanCraft21, a volunteer group that aims to reinvigorate Japan’s traditional crafts, is launching its first Japan Traditional Craft Revitalization Contest,...

Tottori game meat spices up dinner table while curbing waste

Maiko Muraoka
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Game birds and animals have been attracting attention in recent years in Japan not only as healthy, flavorful delicacies but...

Mutsu turns waste into grapes, dolphins and history into tourism

Maiko Muraoka
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The city of Mutsu in Aomori Prefecture, at the northern tip of Honshu, has inspiring examples of how a rural...