: 2022 was the year "Climate Change" became a non-negotiable metric for Japanese boards. Nikkei Business heavily covered the shift toward disclosing human capital value and the necessity of "Human Rights Due Diligence" within global supply chains.

As Japan’s most influential weekly management journal, Nikkei Business targets a high-level demographic:

Reviewing the 2022 issues reveals three dominant narrative arcs that defined the Japanese corporate landscape: