The English-language events will invite readers of The Japan Times to be guest speakers.
TELL leaders discuss mental challenges in COVID era
Mika Osaki Contributing writer
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Good Coffee Farms Inc.’ Carlos Melen brewed fairer trade
Mika Osaki Contributing writer
When life gives you lemons, make lemonade. When life gives you coffee, build an empire. This has been the path...
Chie Duncan’s Vivat Veritas upcycles old kimonos
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About 500 tons of kimonos are tragically discarded every year — beautiful and expensive garments wasted, their stories and histories...
Aquaculture’s future lies with an aerospace engineer
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The freshness and quality of Japanese seafood are renowned, and people come from around the world to experience the taste....
Special Roundtable: Building a greener future for Japan
Kerry Furukawa
Contributing writer
Over the last few decades, sustainability has moved from being a buzzword to occupying prime place in the strategic plans...
Monitoring corporate climate policy influence
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Akiya & Inaka helps foreign buyers save empty houses
Kerry Furukawa
Contributing writer
English-language media have featured stories about houses in Japan going for $500 or even being given away in recent years....
Roundtable provides opportunity for creatives and startups to meet
Warren Meehan
Contributing writer
A recent Japan Times Roundtable event took a very different incarnation from the series’ usual interview format: a panel discussion...
Chris Russell is a news editor with an urgent message
Warren Meehan Contributing writer
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Seira Yun of Socious seeks lasting social impacts
Warren Meehan Contributing writer
Trying to efficiently connect mission-aligned and talented individuals to meaningful jobs was a lightbulb moment when Seira Yun realized the...
Water-refill platform mymizu succeeds with fluid ideas
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When Mariko McTier and her co-founder started the water-refilling platform mymizu four years ago, they were trying to change minds,...
At Volvo Car Japan, it’s safety first for all of humanity
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Volvo Cars already has a high reputation for safety and reliability, but for Nico Mira, Volvo Car Japan’s head of...
Ross Rowbury
Ross Rowbury is a Senior Managing Director and Co-Head of Group Corporate Communications at Nomura Holdings. He has observed Japan while living and working here for four decades. Commencing his career in finance in Tokyo during the early 1980s, he later moved into public relations and communications, holding senior positions at Gavin Anderson & Co. (now Kreab) and PRAP Japan. He headed the Edelman business in Japan for 10 years until July 2020. Prior to joining Nomura in October, he was a freelance consultant to a number of firms on their Japan business strategy. He serves on the Board of TELL, a suicide prevention and mental health NPO, and was a visiting professor of Asian marketing at Doshisha University in Kyoto for several years.
