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Tove Kinooka connects workers’ sustainability dots

Growing up in a farming community surrounded by nature in Scotland was Tove Kinooka’s introduction to the importance of sustainability. “I was always interested in plants and animals and the...

ESG Talk

Keio University draws new generation to build society

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...

Roundtable

Good Coffee Farms Inc.’ Carlos Melen brewed fairer trade

When life gives you lemons, make lemonade. When life gives you coffee, build an empire. This has been the path of Good Coffee Farms Inc. (GCF) founder Carlos Melen. In...

Unraveling Japanese companies

Nomura finds new ways to design spaces for future

If you walk down the streets in central Tokyo, you can come across many of Nomura Co.’s creations — the Tokyu Plaza Harakado commercial complex in the Harajuku district and...

Authentic green stories

ESG / SDGs

Nippon Life targets firms’ tough-to-cut emissions

Nippon Life Insurance Co. urges large industrial emitters to help achieve the world’s carbon reduction goal in a pragmatic way, prompting them to visualize their long-term net-zero pathway through transition...

Satoyama~Authentic Japan

【Sustainable Japan Excellence Award】Maebashi Design Commission

Thank you very much for selecting us for the Sustainable Japan Award. We, the Maebashi Design Commission, as a representative of the Maebashi Urban Renewal Promotion Corp., believe that this...

日本語記事

【乃村工藝社】空間創造の新たな価値を探索する

東京都心の通りを歩くと、乃村工藝社が手掛けた商業施設に出会う機会がある。例えば、東急プラザ原宿「ハラカド」や東急歌舞伎町タワーの新宿カブキhall~歌舞伎横丁などだ。少し遠くに足を運ぶと愛知県には…

【株式会社ベネッセホールディングス】教育事業だからこそ貢献できること

Benesse’s strong points 1.1995年、企業理念「よく生きる」を表すラテン語の造語「Benesse」へ社名変更 2.国内教育事業者で初めて「TCFD」に賛同。CDP …

History & Archives

Brand history & Archives

‘Gakumon no Susume’

'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...

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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Events

【November 5, 2024】Special Evening Roundtable

Tuesday, November 5, 2024, 18:00 to 21:00 JST

Vickie Skorjie & Bill Cleary

#42 Roundtable

Date: Friday, September 13, 2024 Time: 2:00PM to 3:00PM

Carlos Melen

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 express the land of Japan

Presented by The Japan Times since 2021, Destination Restaurants is a list of “the best restaurants in Japan, selected by Japanese experts with international diners in mind.” For this year’s...

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