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Hitotsubashi’s Catherine Wallace on business ethics

As a Ph.D. student in her native Australia, Catherine Wallace was immersed in studying the effects of the thyroid gland on the development of wool follicles in fetal lambs. The...

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

Special Roundtable: Building a greener future for Japan

Over the last few decades, sustainability has moved from being a buzzword to occupying prime place in the strategic plans of governments and corporations. Along with the United Nations’ sustainable...

Unraveling Japanese companies

 Azabudai Hills, Tokyo’s green new downtown ‘village’

High-rises with offices, restaurants and luxurious residences surrounded by green walkways have for decades increasingly transformed the landscape in central Tokyo districts like Roppongi, Akasaka and Toranomon. The latest such...

Authentic green stories

ESG / SDGs

Forum: Private debt funds attracting more investors

Investment specialists gathered on June 27 to learn more about one of the hottest trends in the financial world: private debt investment. The PDI Tokyo Forum 2024 attracted 300 attendees...

Satoyama~Authentic Japan

Shonai connects rural areas to people nationwide, global markets

A sophisticated wooden structure overlooks fields in Yamagata Prefecture’s Shonai region, famed for its rice: Suiden Terrace, a hotel run by Local Resorts Inc., a subsidiary of Shonai Inc., founded...

日本語記事

JNTOが推進するサステナブル・ツーリズムへの取り組み。

コロナ禍を経て観光を取り巻く状況が大きく変化している。なかでも「旅行者の持続可能性への関心の高まり」と「サステナブル・ツーリズム(持続可能な観光)推進の動き」は世界各地で活発になっていると言える。…

<ポートランド日本庭園>の文化・教育担当者が選ぶ日本で見るべき5つの庭園

<ポートランド日本庭園>で文化・教育プログラムを担当する中西玲人上席執行役員に、日本国内で見るべき日本庭園を5つ挙げてもらった。日本国内には良い庭園が多いので選定するのは難しいとしながらも、彼が最…

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

August Special Evening Roundtable

Wednesday, August 21, 2024, 18:00 to 21:00 JST

Guest Speakers

#41 Roundtable

Date: Tuesday, July 23, 2024 Time: 2:00PM to 3:00PM

Chie Duncan

Special Evening Roundtable

Thursday, May 23, 2024, 18:00 to 21:00 JST

Noriko Shindo & Shoehei Maekawa

Awards

Sustainable Japan Awards

We are pleased to announce the winners of the forth 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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