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...

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...

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...

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...

Japan is one of the wealthiest nations in the world, with an orderly and stable society, but its track record for accepting refugees remains dismal. A day before World Refugee...

Spotlighting a Niigata castle town through sushi Shibata is one of Niigata Prefecture’s core cities, with a population of over 90,000. In the Edo Period, it flourished as the town...

緑に囲まれオフィス、レストラン、ホテルなどが備わった高層タワーの街並みは、何十年もの間、六本木、赤坂、虎ノ門など都心の景観を一変させ人々を惹きつけてきた。 森ビルが手掛けるこのような街づくりの直近の例が、麻布台ヒルズである。そこには約8万1千平米の区域に高…

Sekisui House’s strong points 1.2008年、環境省から「エコ・ファースト企業」として、住宅業界で初めて認定 2.CDP「Aリスト」2023年版で、世界…

ジャパンタイムズが主催する「Destination Restaurants 2024」の授賞式が5月28日、東京・麻布台ヒルズの『Hills House Sky Room Café & Bar』で…

'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...

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.

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.

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...
