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Portugal envoy expands Japan’s earliest Western ties

The son of two civil servants, Gilberto Jeronimo grew up seeing the value of public service firsthand. After completing a degree in international studies, he initially went into teaching but...

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

​​Japan agency aims for both decarbonization, growth

Japan’s efforts to go forward with carbon reduction together with economic rationality are drawing attention in the global investment world, even as a series of companies and financial institutions have...

Authentic green stories

ESG / SDGs

Nonprofit helping immigrant women wins CCJA prize

The Champion of Change Japan Award (CCJA) honors women who act to create a society in which everyone can live safely and equally. This year’s grand prize went to Mardonia...

Satoyama~Authentic Japan

Yamagata: Eco-friendly tradition, regeneration

The 6th Satoyama Practitioners Networking Event will be held on Nov. 1 and 2 in the city of Yamagata, which was selected this year as a Japan Times Destination Region...

日本語記事

【ソフトバンク】通信キャリアの枠を越えネットゼロへ挑む

SoftBank’s strong points 1.2021年、宮川社長新体制になってからサステナビリティ経営を加速。 2.「日経SDGs経営大賞」を2年連続受賞のほか、「DJSI」でも高…

【レストラン カム】観光資源のない郊外で地元支持を集める名店。

経済的低迷を続ける日本では“日本人のガストロノミー・レストラン離れ”の傾向が続いている。実際、ジャパンタイムズが選出する「Destination Restaurants」でも、ほとんどの店で年々、…

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 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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