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...
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...
When you see an adult soccer team practicing in Japan, you usually don’t pay much attention. They will be running or resting in their scrimmage jerseys, faces flushed. If it...
Rohto Pharmaceutical Co., which was founded 122 years ago and holds the largest share in the Japanese market of over-the-counter eyedrops, has not sat on its laurels, always working to...
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....
Mizuho’s strong points 1.サステナブルファイナンス目標を100兆円へ増額、51兆円を実行 2.高排出企業を切り離さず、「対話」と「目利き力」でトランジションを支援 3.独自の「削減貢献量」「自然資本経営」指標を開発、脱炭素以外…
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…
In the 1980s, the cultural context of ads was often discussed. It was a time when ads were frequently the starting point for fashion trends. The phrase "Ads are a...
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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...