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Portugal envoy expands Japan’s earliest Western ties

The son of two civil servants, Gilberto Jeronimo grew up seeing the value of public service firsthand. After completing a degree in international studies, he initially went into teaching but...

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

TELL leaders discuss mental challenges in COVID era

Note: This story discusses mental troubles and suicide. The word “health” generally conjures images of clean eating and regular exercise. But beyond physical health, mental health is an often-neglected facet...

Unraveling Japanese companies

For MS&AD Insurance, sustainability is existential issue

For non-life insurance companies, sustainability is a pressing issue to address rather than merely a topic promoted to appeal to stakeholders, especially as the industry faces growing uncertainty from demographic...

Authentic green stories

ESG / SDGs

【Sustainable Japan Special Award】Health and Global Policy Institute (HGPI)

Founded in 2004, HGPI is a nonprofit, independent and nonpartisan think tank dedicated to advancing “citizen-centered health care policy.” By bringing together insights from diverse stakeholders, we have worked to...

Satoyama~Authentic Japan

【Sustainable Japan Excellence Award】Nakagawa Co., Ltd.

The origins of our work trace back to our founder, Masaya Nakagawa, who, while working as a company employee, was once asked by his 3-year-old son to “play together.” Seeking...

日本語記事

【ソフトバンク】通信キャリアの枠を越えネットゼロへ挑む

SoftBank’s strong points 1.2021年、宮川社長新体制になってからサステナビリティ経営を加速。 2.「日経SDGs経営大賞」を2年連続受賞のほか、「DJSI」でも高…

【レストラン カム】観光資源のない郊外で地元支持を集める名店。

経済的低迷を続ける日本では“日本人のガストロノミー・レストラン離れ”の傾向が続いている。実際、ジャパンタイムズが選出する「Destination Restaurants」でも、ほとんどの店で年々、…

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

【November 5, 2024】Special Evening Roundtable

Tuesday, November 5, 2024, 18:00 to 21:00 JST

Vickie Skorjie & Bill Cleary

#42 Roundtable

Date: Friday, September 13, 2024 Time: 2:00PM to 3:00PM

Carlos Melen

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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