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How Ikea Japan is creating happier homes

Everyone’s image of a happy home is of a warm, safe place — a refuge from the outside world whose interior signals rest and comfort to the mind and body....

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

TELL leaders discuss mental challenges in COVID era

Note: This story discusses mental troubles and suicide. The word “health” generally conjures images of clean eating and regular exercise. But beyond physical health, mental health is an often-neglected facet...

Unraveling Japanese companies

Smile! It’s ‘Sanrio Time,’ now and ever after

It is hard for a company to be idealistic and profitable at the same time. But Sanrio Co. is achieving both goals, on a surprising scale. The Japanese gift product...

Authentic green stories

ESG / SDGs

Fixing modern misinformation with ‘self-correcting mechanisms’

After the internet became widely available, people began to get information from an increasing number of sources on a daily basis. Many came to be overwhelmed and are now inundated...

Satoyama~Authentic Japan

Iwami Ginzan businesses’ silver road to revitalization

The Omoricho area of Oda around the Iwami Ginzan silver mine in Shimane Prefecture is a small and picturesque town of approximately 400 people. Nakamura Brace Co. and Iwami Ginzan...

日本語記事

【サンリオエンターテイメント】「みんななかよく」の世界観を体現、収益もⅤ字回復

企業にとって、理想と収益を同時に追求することは時に容易なことではない。ところがサンリオはその両方を達成しつつある。それも驚きの規模で。 「ハローキティ」のキャラクターで知られるサンリオは、企業ビジ…

「食料・水・環境」を一体で課題解決

Kubota’s strong points 1.米見本市「CES」で次世代運搬車やAIを活用した電動自動運転農機を展示し存在感 2.CDP 2023年版の「気候変動」「水セキュリティ」でA…

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

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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