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Unique programs target a broad spectrum of viewers

For 20 years, Discovery Japan had shown television viewers the world around them. While Discovery Channel and Animal Planet were available in millions of Japanese homes, the company behind them...

Unraveling Japanese companies

Nomura Real Estate builds connections for the future

The office window looks out over Tokyo Bay and the recently redeveloped districts of Harumi and Toyosu. To the right is the Odaiba bayfront skyline and the Rainbow Bridge connecting...

Roundtable

To create business value, first create shared value

The phrase “sustainable business” seems to be everywhere these days, but what exactly does it mean for brands and consumers in Japan? James Hollow, CEO and founder of the strategic...

ESG Talk

Exploring Japanese companies from ESG perspective

In this first ESG Talk, Japan Times publisher Minako Suematsu interviews Nissay Asset Management Corp. President and Chief Executive Officer Hiroshi Ozeki, a business leader actively involved in efforts to...

Authentic green stories

ESG / SDGs

Mt. Tsukuba area seeks to carve new future for its historic granite

Around Mount Tsukuba in Ibaraki Prefecture lies a major and historic quarrying area. The Tsukuba massif granite of the Mt. Tsukuba Area Geopark was certified by the International Union of...

Satoyama~Authentic Japan

Inaka no Taiho offers an experience of ‘receiving life’

The Chinese restaurant Inaka no Taiho has a unique concept that has captivated gastronomes near and far since its launch in 2021: an open-air restaurant next to a farm. When...

日本語記事

循環型経済の実現へ、王子HDがリサイクルと連携を推進

国内有数の紙・パルプ製品製造大手の王子ホールディングス株式会社は、王子グループが推進するリサイクルの取り組みを象徴する新ブランドとして「Renewa(リニューワ)」を立ち上げた。 同社でグループオ…

【セイノーHD】輸送効率化を後押し、「物流コンソーシアムbaton」が本格始動

日本の物流業界は、深刻化する人手不足や環境問題への対応ニーズの高まりなど、差し迫った課題に直面している。経済産業省が2023年2月にまとめた報告書によると、何も対策を講じなかった場合、2030年に…

History & Archives

Brand history & Archives

1967: Wife of Wright seeks to save the Imperial

On Oct. 22, 1967, when Frank Lloyd Wright's last wife, Olgivanna, came to Japan to appeal for the preservation of the Imperial Hotel, a Japan Times reporter asked why she...

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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