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Leaders & Readers

For Swiss Chamber of Commerce head, ‘Life is about learning

From heading a financial data firm to setting up the Japan branch of the chocolatier Lindt, from collecting Georg Jensen silver to weeding streets on Saturday mornings, Andre Zimmermann has...

Unraveling Japanese companies

Muratec builds sustainability into factories, logistics

Murata Machinery, building on its base of industrial automation technologies, is contributing to global sustainability at a time when an endless list of large AI data center projects are boosting...

Roundtable

Kicking for inclusion: How soccer is helping homeless

When you see an adult soccer team practicing in Japan, you usually don’t pay much attention. They will be running or resting in their scrimmage jerseys, faces flushed. If it...

ESG Talk

Rohto invests in the health of individuals and society

Rohto Pharmaceutical Co., which was founded 122 years ago and holds the largest share in the Japanese market of over-the-counter eyedrops, has not sat on its laurels, always working to...

Authentic green stories

ESG / SDGs

JWLI Women’s Fund opens new possibilities for women leaders

Japan has long ranked last among the Group of Seven nations in the World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Index. In 2026, it placed 117th out of 145 countries, with...

Satoyama~Authentic Japan

How the mail reaches even remote Seto citrus island

Shikoku, the fourth-largest island in the Japanese archipelago and home to four prefectures, is surrounded by more than 600 scattered islands, most of which are in the Seto Inland Sea....

日本語記事

郵便局のユニバーサルサービスを探る「配達員が届けるのは大切な一通と思いやり」

日本全国で誰もが公平に、郵便、貯金、保険といったサービスを利用できるようにする―それが郵便局のユニバーサルサービスだ。どんな場所にも、大切なその一通を確実に届ける。全国津々浦々で、日々業務にあたる…

【村田機械】自動化技術のさらなる進化で、サステナビリティへの貢献を目指す

自動化技術を事業の柱とする村田機械は、人工知能(AI)の普及で半導体需要が拡大し、世界各地で大規模なデータセンター建設が相次ぐ今、持続可能な社会の実現に貢献している。 データセンターの急増で電力需…

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.

Education

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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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