Nippon Kodo in Newsweek International Magazine

Nippon Kodo in Newsweek International Magazine
HERITAGE MEETS MODERN LIVING | FEATURED JUL. 4, 2025

Nippon Kodo was featured in Newsweek International in an article titled “Nippon Kodo Brings Incense Global.”

The feature highlights insights from our President, Masayoshi Konaka, and reflects on our company’s 450 years of history. He discusses how the traditions of Japanese incense - deeply rooted in culture and spirituality - continue to evolve in today’s world. What began centuries ago as part of religious and ceremonial practices has since expanded into modern at-home and everyday use.

The article explores the role incense plays in our lives, its cultural significance, how incense-making itself is an art form, and our international initiatives.

Pick up a copy of Newsweek International at your nearest vendor to read the full story!

(Published in Newsweek International Edition, July 4, 2025, Volume 184 No. 21. Article titled “Nippon Kodo Brings Incense Global”.)