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​​No comfort zone for Swiss commerce chamber’s head

Growing up in the small Swiss town of Bonstetten, on the outskirts of Zurich, Thomas Brodbeck — now the president of the Swiss Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Japan...

Unraveling Japanese companies

Muratec builds sustainability into factories, logistics

Murata Machinery, building on its base of industrial automation technologies, is contributing to global sustainability at a time when an endless list of large AI data center projects are boosting...

Roundtable

Seira Yun of Socious seeks lasting social impacts

Trying to efficiently connect mission-aligned and talented individuals to meaningful jobs was a lightbulb moment when Seira Yun realized the need for an app that could provide this service. As...

ESG Talk

SDG Impact Japan seeks profit plus social solutions

A company that handles investment and consulting focused exclusively on sustainable finance — a rarity in Asia — has been born in Japan. Mari Kogiso serves as co-CEO of the...

Authentic green stories

ESG / SDGs

Symposium discusses recovery of Iitate village after 2011 quake

A symposium was held in the Fukushima village of Iitate on Oct. 3 to discuss its current situation and future. Iitate lies on a plateau in the northeast of the...

Satoyama~Authentic Japan

Self-taught father, son further French cuisine in Mito

Although every prefecture promotes tourism through cuisine, Ibaraki’s initiatives have been particularly ambitious. In a program called Ibaraki Food Selection launched in 2020, a committee including culinary experts and chefs...

日本語記事

薪の⾹りに寄り添う「響」とロゼワインのカクテル。

『ジャパンタイムズ』では国内外の美⾷家やインバウンド客に向けて、2021 年より毎年10 軒のレストランを選定し、「Destination Restaurants」として発表を続けている。対象とな…

【みずほFG】顧客とともに未来を共創する銀行

Mizuho’s strong points 1.サステナブルファイナンス目標を100兆円へ増額、51兆円を実行 2.高排出企業を切り離さず、「対話」と「目利き力」でトランジションを支援 3…

History & Archives

Brand history & Archives

History of The Japan Times, part 1: The early years

On Monday, March 22, 1897, readers of English-language newspapers in Japan discovered they had another choice as The Japan Times made its debut. Founded by leading Japanese statesmen and intellectuals...

125 years of history

Our beginnings

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.

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Awards

Sustainable Japan Awards

We are pleased to announce the winners of the fifth annual Sustainable Japan Award.

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 Awards

Destination Restaurants now has 50 on the map

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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