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Welcome to Unlock The Real Japan, a special collaboration between Nikkei Inc. and Time Out Tokyo created to help Asia’s business leaders gain new insight into one of the most exciting countries on earth.
Here you will find Nikkei Asia's renowned insight into the business world combined with Time Out Tokyo's knowledge of city life, ensuring that visiting executives can experience all sides of Japan. This time, we're looking ahead to the G7 Hiroshima Summit by highlighting Japanese solutions to some of the world's most pressing issues. Three articles, including the "Travel Japan" guide to the areas hosting Ministerial Conferences for the Summit, are now available, with the rest to come on March 27.
Here’s what you can find on the site...
Travel Japan
Exploring the incredible places that will be hosting the G7 Ministerial Conferences
Towards a Digital Garden City Nation: Part one
The vision for a Digital Garden City Nation explained and a look at the world's most extensive set of virtual city models in part one of our series
Towards a Digital Garden City Nation: Part two
The second part of our series looks at the role technology exports and smart agriculture could play in a Digital Garden City Nation
How to save the planet
The Vice-Minister for Global Environmental Affairs interviewed
Inspiration nation
The environmental innovations heading to COP27
Coming clean
Talking green growth at Tokyo GX Week
Doable renewables
Kazuya Kitamura on how Japan can meet its emissions targets
A power for good
Can renewables reenergize the city of Kuji?
Sea change
Toshiaki Tanaka on how shipping can clean up its act
Out of the woods
Department store Shibuya Marui’s sustainable rebirth
Making waves
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines’ plans for a carbon-neutral future
Freak of nature
A clothing chain’s surprise move into renewable energy production
A clean break
Sustainable tourism company Jiyujin plans for a new kind of travel
It’s only natural
The transformative effects of organic farming
Etiquette guide
How to travel to and around Japan safely and respectfully