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Gender equality critical for Japanese economic success

“I’ve never been one of those people who’s had a passion for Japan since childhood, like some people in Europe,” smiled Helene von Reis, president and CEO of Ikea Japan...

Unraveling Japanese companies

Nomura Holdings builds a vision for uniting global staff

To mark its 100th anniversary in 2025, Nomura Holdings Inc. established a corporate purpose for the entire Nomura Group: “We aspire to create a better world by harnessing the power...

Roundtable

Akiya & Inaka helps foreign buyers save empty houses

English-language media have featured stories about houses in Japan going for $500 or even being given away in recent years. However, Parker J. Allen, head of the real estate consultancy...

ESG Talk

LDP seeks Japanese voice in formulating ESG rules

The Treasury and Finance Division of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party has made recommendations to promote investment and loans that support a sustainable society and economic growth, or what is...

Authentic green stories

ESG / SDGs

JWLI Women’s Fund opens new possibilities for women leaders

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...

Satoyama~Authentic Japan

Tsukihi’s wood-fire cuisine conveys Echizen terroir

Energized by the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen line to Fukui and Tsuruga in March 2024, Fukui Prefecture’s tourism scene is bustling. Yet fewer than 3% of the guests at...

日本語記事

【Ohtsu】父子二代が独学で拓く、水戸市のフレンチ。

各県、食を通じた観光誘致を行っているが、茨城県の取り組みは、なかなか気合が入っている。2020年から、食の権威や料理人、グルメ雑誌編集者などで構成された「茨城フードセレクション審査会」を立ち上げ、…

フカヒレ料理に合う「響」の中国茶ハイボール。

1897年に創刊された日本最古の英字新聞『ジャパンタイムズ』が、日本各地の訪れる価値のあるレストランを、毎年10軒選び発表するレストランリストが「Destination Restaurants」で…

History & Archives

Brand history & Archives

‘Tokyo as Seen by a Foreigner’ ‘Tokyo vue par un etranger’

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...

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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