The 2023 Praemium Imperiale Awards recognize excellence in fine and performing arts and archtecture, much like the Nobel Prize recognizes the sciences.
Innovative companies tackling sustainable water, upcycling, and other sustainability challenges featured their latest products at the City-Tech.Tokyo event.
International sporting events are increasingly incorporating the SDGs, and the upcoming Tour de Kyushu, planned with sustainability in mind, is no exception.
In 2018 the IWC officially shifted the organization’s purpose from whaling management to whale conservation over dozens of objections – and Japan withdrew.
Along with announcing its SDGs Action Plan, Japan’s 5th SDGs Award put the spotlight on thirteen winners who are using technology and collaboration to help society...
From swordmaking to modern knives, Japanese pottery, wooden chests, paper making, and more — learn from Japanese artisans themselves.
In a year of successive global elections, many in Japan wonder how they would fare under Trump 2.0. A one-time advisor to the former president speaks...
"With 90% of our domestic workforce comprising women, our achievements are inseparable from their active participation" — CEO Kikuta of Dai-ichi Life Holdings
As the top corporations in Japan start reforms to boost the economy, subcontractors in the keiretsu business alliances cannot be left behind. Here's why.
An event in Otemachi featured speakers such as former Justice Minister Masako Mori, who shared how communication could be a potent tool for empowering women.
The poorly constructed Pokhara airport, which has engulfed Nepal in massive debt, illustrates the risks of importing China's infrastructure-at-any-cost model.
The celebration of International Women's Day is a reminder of the many improvements Japan must make to end the discrimination in wages, boardrooms and beyond.