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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
SOMPOグループは、130年以上前の「火消し」の精神を原点としており、その精神は現在も事業運営に受け継がれている。 同グループの源流である日本初の火災保険会社は1888年に創業。江戸時代の鎖国が終結し、日本が対外開放と近代化を進める時代に設立された。しか…
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…
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、…
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...
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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...