Sustainable Japan Magazine

Sustainable Japan Magazine by The Japan Times is a monthly publication exploring sustainable lifestyle choices and the future of our planet from the perspective of our everyday lives.

Vol. 54: Destination Restaurants 2025

WEB SPECIAL EDITION

Vol. 53: Dishes and tradition

OCTOBER 2025 EDITION

Vol. 52: Japanese wine: Cultivating the future

SEPTEMBER 2025 EDITION

Vol. 51: Sumo: Sacred, sustainable

AUGUST 2025 EDITION

Vol. 50: Ise Jingu: 1,300 years in harmony

JULY 2025 EDITION

Vol. 49: Living together, building better: The spirit of Expo 20

JUNE 2025 EDITION

Vol. 48: Destination Restaurants 2025

MAY 2025 EDITION

Vol. 47: Rebuilding Noto stronger and better

APRIL 2025 EDITION

Vol. 46: Flowers for life

MARCH 2025 EDITION

Vol. 45: Women forming a new society

FEBRUARY 2025 EDITION

Vol. 44: Ambassadors’ cultural bridges

JANUARY 2025 EDITION

Vol. 43: Expo 2025: The future under construction

DECEMBER 2024 EDITION

Vol. 42: Japanese architects rising

NOVEMBER 2024 EDITION

Vol. 41: Sake: Improving with age

OCTOBER 2024 EDITION

Vol. 40: Traditional crafts: The hidden potential of textiles

SEPTEMBER 2024 EDITION

Vol. 39: Living in harmony with the bounty of the sea

August 2024 EDITION

Vol. 38: Find your zen in a Japanese garden

July 2024 EDITION

Vol. 37: Summer festivals in Tohoku

June 2024 EDITION

Vol. 36: Destination Restaurants 2024

May 2024 EDITION

Vol. 35: Travel in time — and stay there

April 2024 EDITION

Vol. 34: Tokyo, a vanguard city for sustainability

MARCH 2024 EDITION

Vol. 33: Women crafting a new Japan

FEBRUARY 2024 EDITION

Vol. 32: Todaiji: Architecture on a history of fire

JANUARY 2024 EDITION

Vol. 31: Cultural cross-fertilization

DECEMBER 2023 EDITION

Vol. 30: Living legends face demolition

NOVEMBER 2023 EDITION

Vol. 29: Sake: Keeping it pure

OCTOBER 2023 EDITION

Vol. 28: Japanese culture steeped in tea

SEPTEMBER 2023 EDITION

Vol. 27: Waka: The poetic origins of Japanese culture

AUGUST 2023 EDITION

Vol. 26: One-of-a-kind Japanese museums

JULY 2023 EDITION

Vol. 25: Destination Restaurants 2023

JUNE 2023 EDITION

Vol. 24: Small islands, big lessons

MAY 2023 EDITION

Vol. 23: Hiroshima: From rubble to symbol

APRIL 2023 EDITION

Vol. 22: 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake: Remembering and learning

MARCH 2023 EDITION

Vol. 21: Accelerating progress

FEBRUARY 2023 EDITION

Vol. 20: International House, center for the world

JANUARY 2023 EDITION

Vol. 19: The magic of gifts, a borderless tradition

DECEMBER 2022 EDITION

Vol. 18: Okinawa then and now: Roots and modern gems

NOVEMBER 2022 EDITION

Vol. 17: Female creators design our future

OCTOBER 2022 EDITION

Vol. 16: Traditional crafts: Charms amid change

SEPTEMBER 2022 EDITION

Vol. 15: Shigeru Ban's designs for disasters

AUGUST 2022 EDITION

Vol. 14: Saving the seas: The way forward

JULY 2022 EDITION

Vol. 13: Destination Restaurants 2022

JUNE 2022 EDITION

Vol. 12: Invitation: Art festivals for fun and future

MAY 2022 EDITION

Vol. 11: Journeys toward a sustainable future

APRIL 2022 EDITION

Vol. 10: Mottainai: The old spirit of making things renewed

MARCH 2022 EDITION

Vol. 9: Architecture for the ages: Preserving past for future

FEBRUARY 2022 EDITION

Vol. 8: Next leaps for all humankind

JANUARY 2022 EDITION

Vol. 7: Cutting edges: The art of revitalizing regions

DECEMBER 2021 EDITION

Vol. 6: Ethnic harmony: The culture of the Ainu

NOVEMBER 2021 EDITION

Vol. 5: Women building a sustainable future

OCTOBER 2021 EDITION

Vol. 4: Sustainability challenges reflected in art’s mirror

SEPTEMBER 2021 EDITION

Vol. 3: Harnessing fashion’s power to change

AUGUST 2021 EDITION

Vol. 2: On wood and its ties to our lives

JULY 2021 EDITION

Vol. 1: Our planet, Our plans

JUNE 2021 EDITION

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