TOKYO -- Japan is making a push to lead global rulemaking in disaster risk financing, aiming to do what European banks did in environmental, social and governance standards.
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Europe had ESG. Japan wants big role in disaster risk financing
Tokyo aims to set standards for mobilizing global money for prevention
Sendai Airport in northeastern Japan was badly flooded by a tsunami resulting from the 2011 earthquake. (Photo by Nikkei)
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