On the main island of Okinawa, a little-known graduate university has quietly become one of Japan’s most innovative institutions. To find it, fly south until you get to paradise, then...
JCOM Co. Ltd. aims to transform its business by moving beyond its original cable television operations in a nearly saturated market and expanding into social infrastructure services that use its...
By the year 2040, Yuki Hanyu, the CEO of IntegriCulture Inc., aims to build a factory on Mars. Leveraging his background in nanotechnology (Ph.D., Oxford University, 2010) and his work...
Kao, a major Japanese maker of home products and cosmetics, announced its medium-term business plan at the end of 2020. Environmental, social and governance activities — collectively known as ESG...
In the quiet neighborhood of Hakushu, in the Yamanashi Prefecture city of Hokuto, surrounded by mountains, rivers and rice fields, stands Esoto, a premium lodging facility in a traditional-style building...
As many rural communities across Japan grapple with population decline and aging, new ways to sustain local vitality are increasingly needed. One organization believes the answer begins with learning. Necchu...
ジャパンタイムズが主催する「Destination Restaurants 2026」の授賞式が5月26日、東京・麻布台ヒルズの『Hills House Sky Room Café & Bar』で行われた。「日本の風土の実像は都市よりも地方にある」という考…
「J:COM」のブランド名で事業を展開するJCOMは、従来のケーブルテレビ事業にとどまらず、自社の事業資源を活用して地域社会や法人・自治体が抱える課題の解決を支援する社会インフラサービスへと事業を…
SOMPOグループは、130年以上前の「火消し」の精神を原点としており、その精神は現在も事業運営に受け継がれている。 同グループの源流である日本初の火災保険会社は1888年に創業。江戸時代の鎖国が…
Mikasa! The name of the powerful Japanese battleship is well known to the world's naval historians. The Mikasa's highly acclaimed victories at sea over a century ago are largely overshadowed...
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Presented by The Japan Times since 2021, Destination Restaurants seeks out Japan’s best restaurants beyond big cities, selected by Japanese experts with international diners in mind...
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