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Offbeat career driven by desire to continue learning

Moneytree has been a “game changer” for Japan’s digital banking environment, according to Chief Executive and founder Paul Chapman. The company’s impressive client portfolio, comprised of major financial institutions Mizuho...

Unraveling Japanese companies

Nomura Real Estate builds connections for the future

The office window looks out over Tokyo Bay and the recently redeveloped districts of Harumi and Toyosu. To the right is the Odaiba bayfront skyline and the Rainbow Bridge connecting...

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Havary’s recyclable paper bottles make water special

Perhaps the primary issue in achieving sustainable targets is not an absence of awareness but a lack of something far more critical: gratitude. Most people think water simply exists, like...

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...

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ESG / SDGs

Atomusu Award honors women innovating at family businesses

The Atomusu Award 2026 ceremony was held at NN Shibuya Crossroads in Tokyo on Feb. 15, honoring female business leaders and successors whose dedication to employees, families and local communities...

Satoyama~Authentic Japan

Art of barrel-brewed soy sauce revived for future generations

On the island of Shodoshima in western Japan’s Kagawa Prefecture stands Yamaroku Shoyu, a small soy sauce brewery with a history of more than a century that is one of...

日本語記事

【アルテミラ】世界的なアルミ缶へのシフトで需要拡大を見込む

近年、プラスチックが環境に及ぼす影響についての関心が世界的に高まっているが、日本ではこの問題はあまり深刻に捉えられていないように見える。しかし、だからこそ日本市場にはアルミ缶などの代替容器にとって…

【田舎の大鵬】命をいただく食体験ができる綾部市の野外・中国料理店。

京都駅から車で約1時間半。京都府北部に位置する綾部市に2021年末にオープンして以来、中国料理店『田舎の大鵬』は唯一無二のスタイルで国内外のフーディーたちを魅了してきた。天候が許せば、ウッドデッキ…

History & Archives

Brand history & Archives

1967: Wife of Wright seeks to save the Imperial

On Oct. 22, 1967, when Frank Lloyd Wright's last wife, Olgivanna, came to Japan to appeal for the preservation of the Imperial Hotel, a Japan Times reporter asked why she...

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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