On April 21, Charles McJilton, CEO of Second Harvest Japan (2HJ), took to social media to broadcast an impassioned plea. “I’ve been reluctant to ask, but we are being slammed...
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...
Perhaps the primary issue in achieving sustainable targets is not an absence of awareness but a lack of something far more critical: gratitude. Most people think water simply exists, like...
Euglena Co., established in 2005, is the world’s first company to succeed in growing large amounts of the microalgae euglena for human consumption in an outdoor facility, a feat once...
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...
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...
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、観光の目的地としてふさわしい「茨城至宝のレストラン」を選定し…
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…
2025年に創立100周年を迎えた野村ホールディングスは、2024年４月に「金融資本市場の力で、世界と共に挑戦し、豊かな社会を実現する」という野村グループの企業パーパスを策定した。1925年の野村…
Perhaps the most well-known and well-loved Japanese tradition is washoku: Japanese cuisine, from multicourse kaiseki ryōri to cheap B-kyū fare and local delicacies. And there’s no better place in the...
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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...
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