JAPAN/AOTEAROA NEW ZEALAND

Soichiro Fukutake is the former Chairman of Japan's Benesse Holdings Inc. He is the visionary behind the revitalisation of remote islands in Japan’s Seto Inland Sea into a world-class art destination, known as Naoshima Art Site Benesse. Based in New Zealand since 2009, his newly released book With Art as My Weapon written with Jay Henderson explores the philanthropic work on Naoshima and application of the method that could apply in other parts of the world.

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