People

Educator and environmentalist Alana Bonzi’s love for nature and a desire to create connections within her community are reflected in the SEGO Initiative, a not-for-profit she founded with her husband, Michel, in the coastal city of Fujisawa, Kanagawa Prefecture.

The male-dominated world of "rakugo," traditional Japanese comic storytelling, has welcomed a British woman who's in on the joke.

BAT area director drives sustainability into every aspect of the business. He has spent his entire career broadening the sustainability mission that was first highlighted by the DJSI, moving from environmental impact to every aspect of BAT’s business.

During Black History Month, writer Biankah Bailey has worked with the Tokyo Poetry Journal to produce "Umoja," a book featuring the work of Black creatives.

Yu Shibuya made the decision early on in his life to “rescue” modern Japanese culture from crass commercialism. He chose the theater as his weapon.

Name: Shihab Alfaheem Title: UAE Ambassador URL: https://www.mofaic.gov.ae/ Hometown: Abu Dhabi Years in Japan: 1 What was your first encounter with Japan? My relationship with Japan started at an early age. In the UAE, we grew up watching Japanese animation and hearing from family members how Japan’s innovation  affected our ...

Bunny Awchat attended the prestigious Cordon Bleu culinary school in France. After working in Europe, he decided to follow an interest in Japanese food and arrived in Osaka.

Paralympics announcer Jason Hancock said it best, "I feel our generation has the ability to bring a fully inclusive Japan closer to reality."

Saori Iwano had a busy year that was capped off with her attendance at the United Nations Climate Change Conference where she picked up a few new ideas on how to approach the topic in Japan.

Nour Eldin Sultan came to Japan, fell in love with Yamagata Prefecture and ended up becoming the first Arab Muslim to be elected to a local prefectural assembly.

Name: Oussouby Sacko Title: President of Kyoto Seika University URL: www.kyoto-seika.ac.jp/eng/ Hometown: Bamako, Mali Years in Japan: 30 What was your first encounter with Japan? Oussouby Sacko | © KYOTO SEIKA UNIVERSITY I first came to Japan in the summer of 1990. I didn’t really know anything about Japan at the ...