It is no secret that Japanese society is "burdened" by gender-based discrimination and lack of adequate social recognition of girls and women...Unsurprisingly, actors from the private sector...were first to thoroughly...engage in the empowerment of Japanese girls and women...because it became clear that..."diversity" is a comparative advantage. Automotive giant Nissan was among the first to promote diversity...after entering into a business partnership with Renault...This automobile industry giant...[and] Google, Norton Rose and Scotia Bank, is sponsoring the...G(irls)20 Summit 2012...This year's summit...[is focussed on] empowering...women in agriculture and the opportunities lost as a result of violence against women...