Kirirom Global Forum examines investment and social impacts

Maiko Muraoka
Contributing writer

Kirirom Group, a network of companies in Singapore, Cambodia and Japan that focuses on startup studio business and regional development,...

A tale of two cities’ castles, and how they survived the centuries

Maiko Muraoka
Contributing writer

Every municipality has a characteristic or landmark that its residents think of as their symbol. On July 29, the 18th...

Lawyer Terahara’s Marriage for All Japan fights for you too

Maiko Muraoka
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Through the activities of the nonprofit Marriage for All Japan, Makiko Terahara, a lawyer registered in Japan and the U.S.,...

Art triennial revitalizes rural Echigo-Tsumari region

Maiko Muraoka
Contributing writer

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
contributing writer

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
contributing writer

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...