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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

Digital marketer Netyear zeros in on generative AI

With the continuing rise of artificial intelligence technologies, the digital marketing firm Netyear Group Corp. announced last year that it would fully shift to generative AI in its services. “When...

Roundtable

Entrepreneur Kaori Sasaki makes diversity a science

While today’s companies fight for the innovative edge out in the marketplace, they also increasingly tout their commitment to diversity back in the workplace, often in the form of a...

ESG Talk

Dai-ichi Life Insurance supports corporate ESG activity

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...

Authentic green stories

ESG / SDGs

Ministry of the Environment gives seventh ESG Finance Awards Japan

The Ministry of the Environment announced the 35 recipients of the seventh ESG Finance Awards Japan on Feb. 16. The awards, established in 2019, aim to “recognize and commend financial...

Satoyama~Authentic Japan

Yamagata Symphony Orchestra plays part in community synergy

Yamagata, the city selected in 2025 as the first Destination Region — a Japanese municipality The Japan Times wishes to tell the world about — is home to the first...

日本語記事

世界的な逆風が吹くなかでフカヒレ料理を作る意義。

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、…

食で震災復興を目指す、気仙沼の中国料理店。

今年「Destination Restaurants」に選出された10店から、2026年を代表する1店「The Destination Restaurant of the Year 2026」に満…

History & Archives

Brand history & Archives

Kabuki, kyogen, noh, traditional theater

The theatrical arts are perhaps one of the most enduring traditions of Japan, and from the mid-20th century, The Japan Times has showcased the stories and the stars of the...

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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