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World Ocean Summit and Expo seeks sustainable sea changes
Maiko Muraoka
Contributing writer
The 12th annual World Ocean Summit and Expo was held on March 12 and 13 at the ANA Intercontinental Tokyo...
Famiee’s partnership certificates support unconventional couples
MAiko Muraoka Contributing writer
Famiee is an organization that issues partnership certificates to couples who are not legally married, including same-sex couples, using blockchain...
Tsukuba massif granite, one of the world’s few heritage stones
Maiko Muraoka Contributing Writer
In 2024, the Tsukuba massif granite of the Mt. Tsukuba Area Geopark was certified by the International Union of Geological...
Sony award recognizes women advancing medicine, technology
Hiroko Nakata Contributing writer
Four experts in technology fields received the first Sony Women in Technology Award with Nature on Feb. 5, which celebrates...
Japan’s coolest of the cool — the CJPF Award 2025
KAORI SHOJI Contributing writer
The annual CJPF (Cool Japan Platform) Award saw 18 winners announced on March 5. Now in its ninth year (including...
Seino drives collaborative, sustainable transportation
Maiko Muraoka
Contributing writer
The logistics company Seino Holdings Co. Ltd. has been promoting an open public platform (OPP) with the aim of improving...
Fixing modern misinformation with ‘self-correcting mechanisms’
Shigeya Suzuki
Project professor, Keio University
After the internet became widely available, people began to get information from an increasing number of sources on a daily...
NRI helps Noto town of Anamizu grow back better following quake
Hiroko Nakata Contributing writer
The major earthquake that jolted Ishikawa Prefecture’s Noto Peninsula on Jan. 1, 2024, drew attention to the area’s severe issue...
Yamagata’s Zao Onsen Ski Resort is a classic beauty
Andrew Lee Contributing writer
Each year between mid-November and April, winter sports fans from around the world flock to Japan for the country’s renowned...
Maebashi’s MDC paves the way in private sector-led revitalization
Maiko Muraoka Contributing writer
Maebashi, a city in Gunma Prefecture in the northern Kanto region that once had a thriving silk industry, boasts a...
2025: The state of work toward a sustainable society
In October 2020, in search of a new normal during the COVID-19 pandemic, The Japan Times launched Sustainable Japan to...
Mizuho report aims to spur action to move into alternative energy
Hiroko Nakata Contributing writer
To achieve carbon neutrality in an increasingly uncertain world, Japanese companies should focus on innovations for alternative energy and shift...
