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Longtime work for chamber evolves into leading role

Although her days are packed to the brim, Sally Townsend wouldn’t have it any other way. As commissioner for South Australia to Japan and Korea, Townsend leads her home state’s...

Unraveling Japanese companies

JCOM expands from cable to social infrastructure

JCOM Co. Ltd. aims to transform its business by moving beyond its original cable television operations in a nearly saturated market and expanding into social infrastructure services that use its...

Roundtable

Melanie Brock fuses people into forces of progress

An illustrious career may begin with serendipity, but it succeeds because of patience and persistence. Such is the lesson of Melanie Brock, a true influencer who has played an active...

ESG Talk

NTT Communications tech cuts load on environment

The spread of the new coronavirus created an opportunity to accelerate digital transformation and rethink workplaces and work styles. The Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp. group, better known as NTT,...

Authentic green stories

ESG / SDGs

Unicharm turns used diapers into resources instead of waste

Unicharm, winner of the Excellence Award in the ESG category at the Sustainable Japan Award 2025, has become the first company in the world to commercialize closed-loop recycling for disposable...

Satoyama~Authentic Japan

Yamagata documentary festival enlightens global audiences

The Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival began in 1989 as an event to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the establishment of the city of Yamagata, which last year was chosen...

日本語記事

「Destination Restaurants 2026」授賞式リポート

ジャパンタイムズが主催する「Destination Restaurants 2026」の授賞式が5月26日、東京・麻布台ヒルズの『Hills House Sky Room Café & Bar』で…

【JCOM】ケーブルテレビ運営から地域社会の課題解決を支援する企業へ

「J:COM」のブランド名で事業を展開するJCOMは、従来のケーブルテレビ事業にとどまらず、自社の事業資源を活用して地域社会や法人・自治体が抱える課題の解決を支援する社会インフラサービスへと事業を…

History & Archives

Brand history & Archives

125th anniversary

On the occasion of our 125th anniversary The Japan Times, in commemorating its 125th anniversary on this special page, expresses gratitude for the consistent support and encouragement it has received...

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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