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Expanding the narrative of adjusting to life abroad

Since arriving back in Japan in 2015, Ben Jennings, or B.J. Fox as he is known professionally, has built up an impressive body of work. Jennings has made a name...

Unraveling Japanese companies

Sompo looks beyond insurance to focus on well-being

The Sompo group values its roots as a fire brigade established more than a century ago in Tokyo, and its ethic of rushing first to where people need help still...

Roundtable

Gavin Dixon: changing organizations, and the world

In the corporate world, sustainability is one of the hottest topics and biggest goals. Unfortunately for most companies, it is also one of the hardest things to achieve. Gone are...

ESG Talk

Dai-ichi Life Insurance supports corporate ESG activity

The Dai-ichi Life Insurance group this year marked the 120th anniversary of its foundation. The group began as Dai-ichi Mutual Life Insurance Co., Japan’s first mutual life insurance company, which...

Authentic green stories

ESG / SDGs

Tottori Flower Garden opens at Japan health institute

A new Tottori Flower Garden has opened within the International Garden of the Japan Institute for Health and Safety (JIHS) in Tokyo’s Shinjuku area. An opening ceremony was held on...

Satoyama~Authentic Japan

Uchiko mayor discusses preservation and development

Uchiko is a town of 14,000 people encompassing what once were three towns that merged 21 years ago, making it rather large, at nearly 300 square kilometers, and diverse in...

日本語記事

受賞シェフに手渡されるのは復興を目指す輪島塗の盾。

ジャパンタイムズが主催する「Destination Restaurants」では毎年、表彰式で受賞者に店名と名前入りの盾を贈っている。今年は2024年元日に起きた能登半島地震への復興支援を兼ね、石…

世界的な逆風が吹くなかでフカヒレ料理を作る意義。

ジャパンタイムズが主催する「Destination Restaurants」は、その選定基準のひとつとして、食を通じて地方創生に貢献できるかということも見ている。そこには自然を含めた周囲の環境と、…

History & Archives

Brand history & Archives

Ads are a mirror reflecting Japan’s history and evolution

In the 1980s, the cultural context of ads was often discussed. It was a time when ads were frequently the starting point for fashion trends. The phrase "Ads are a...

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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