Luck has played a big role in the career of Jean-Eric Paquet, the European Union’s ambassador to Japan. He was well prepared for the yearlong competition that resulted in him...
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...
Growing up as a Ukrainian during the collapse of the former Soviet Union, Alexander Dmitrenko sensed an air of freedom and hope for a better future for Russians and the...
In 2019, Nomura Research Institute Ltd. formulated a medium-term business plan through fiscal 2022, pledging to promote “sustainability management policy” to achieve growth for the group and at the same...
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...
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....
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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…
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…
Noel Nouet, a well-known French poet, came to Japan in 1926 and was a professor at the Tokyo School of Foreign Languages and Hosei University and the Military College. He...
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 seeks out Japan’s best restaurants beyond big cities, selected by Japanese experts with international diners in mind...
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