Respecting culture is crucial for businesses abroad, expert says

Understanding local customs is 'opportunity,' similar to consideration for environment

20220526 Panel discussion Developing Asian Business through Cultural Exchange

Japan Foundation Executive Vice President Yuri Sato, left, Bangkok Art Biennale Chief Executive and Artistic Director Apinan Poshyananda (on screen), Doshisha University Faculty of Economics professor Nobuko Kawashima and Aeon Mall Indonesia former President Director Daisuke Isobe, right, talk at the Future of Asia conference in Tokyo on May 26. (Photo by Suzu Takahashi)

NANA SHIBATA and SHOICHIRO TAGUCHI, Nikkei staff writers

May 26, 2022 20:31 JST

TOKYO -- Respecting culture is as crucial as protecting the environment in business management, said an expert on cultural policy during a panel discussion at Nikkei's annual Future of Asia conference in Tokyo on Thursday.