The Japan Times Ltd., publisher of the English-language daily, held a forum on Tuesday to kick off a consortium it established last month to support the revitalization of regional economies.The Tokyo-based news company's project, advocating so-called Satoyama Capitalism, will promote the use of the unique natural resources of Japanese rural communities, many of which are struggling with a lack of new growth drivers and a graying population."It is crucial for local governments to link people in different fields so as to help create wider business opportunities," Takashi Mitachi, a business c…READ FULL ARTICLE
