After more than 25 years in the dynamic, fast-paced world of multinational corporations, American Paul Kraft recently started his own Tokyo-based consulting firm, JapanIQ. Kraft honed his cross-cultural business skills...
With Japan facing the challenges of a declining population and a prolonged economic slump, the president of Keio University said the university must accelerate building a globally attractive educational environment...
English-language media have featured stories about houses in Japan going for $500 or even being given away in recent years. However, Parker J. Allen, head of the real estate consultancy...
Few people probably have heard of the Japanese shipping company that made ¥2 trillion in profit for two years in a row. When the joint venture, Ocean Network Express, posted...
Amid a growing global sense of urgency on solving environmental issues, CDP Worldwide-Japan held the CDP Awards Japan 2024 on March 19 to highlight 127 Japanese companies and A List...
Century-old traditional homes, historic buildings designated as important cultural assets, actual castles — these are the kinds of regional resources that Value Management Co. Ltd. has been preserving and using...
新発田市は新潟県の中核都市である。現在の人口は9万人超。江戸時代には新発田城の城下町として賑わった街で、武家屋敷や神社仏閣など歴史的建造物が残る。明治時代から戦前にかけては軍隊が駐留する軍都、戦後は商業都市として栄え、7年ほど前までは芸者が色を添える花街を…
1923年東京・日比谷に、アメリカ人建築家フランク・ロイド・ライトの設計で＜帝国ホテル＞（通称ライト館）が建てられたことはご存じの方も多いだろう。このライトによる名建築は残念ながら1967年に解体…
伊豆半島の付け根にある静岡県の沼津は、眼の前に美しい富士山を望む海辺の街である。この地はかつて天皇家の別荘である御用邸があった場所としても知られ、今回紹介する＜沼津倶楽部＞も元々は、実業家であるミ…
'An Encouragement of Learning' Yukichi Fukuzawa, one of the leading educators of the Meiji Era and founder of Keio University, was a relative of Sueji Yamada, founder of The Japan...
The first issue of The Japan Times was published on March 22, 1897. The leading founders were President Sueji Yamada and Editor-in-Chief Motosada Zumoto, a former executive secretary to Prime Minister Hirobumi Ito.
Tuesday, March 12, 2024, 10:00 to 13:00 JST 10:30 to 11:40: Talk session 11:50 to 13:00: Lunch and discussion
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Past Speakers and industry Leaders in Sustainability
Our goal is to commend individuals, companies, and organizations who have made advances in sustainable efforts, and we hope to convey their activities both domestically and internationally.
Destination Restaurants was launched by The Japan Times in 2021 as a list of the best restaurants in Japan, selected by Japanese experts with international diners in mind. As in previous years...
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