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Portugal envoy expands Japan’s earliest Western ties

The son of two civil servants, Gilberto Jeronimo grew up seeing the value of public service firsthand. After completing a degree in international studies, he initially went into teaching but...

ESG Talk

Keio University draws new generation to build society

With Japan facing the challenges of a declining population and a prolonged economic slump, the president of Keio University said the university must accelerate building a globally attractive educational environment...

Roundtable

TELL leaders discuss mental challenges in COVID era

Note: This story discusses mental troubles and suicide. The word “health” generally conjures images of clean eating and regular exercise. But beyond physical health, mental health is an often-neglected facet...

Unraveling Japanese companies

​​Japan agency aims for both decarbonization, growth

Japan’s efforts to go forward with carbon reduction together with economic rationality are drawing attention in the global investment world, even as a series of companies and financial institutions have...

Authentic green stories

ESG / SDGs

Rising climate risks are opening a path to action

Severe weather events around the world have helped people realize that climate change is creating financial risks that will grow if not mitigated soon, the head of the organization running...

Satoyama~Authentic Japan

Yamagata: Eco-friendly tradition, regeneration

The 6th Satoyama Practitioners Networking Event will be held on Nov. 1 and 2 in the city of Yamagata, which was selected this year as a Japan Times Destination Region...

日本語記事

【ノンナ・ニェッタ】茨城県の食を盛り上げる手作り志向のイタリアン。

「Destination Restaurants」では毎年のように、首都圏にあるがゆえに、かえって見逃されてしまう店が選ばれている。電車や高速バスで東京駅から1時間半程度で行ける茨城県つくば市にあ…

【ソフトバンク】通信キャリアの枠を越えネットゼロへ挑む

SoftBank’s strong points 1.2021年、宮川社長新体制になってからサステナビリティ経営を加速。 2.「日経SDGs経営大賞」を2年連続受賞のほか、「DJSI」でも高…

History & Archives

Brand history & Archives

‘Gakumon no Susume’

'An Encouragement of Learning' Yukichi Fukuzawa, one of the leading educators of the Meiji Era and founder of Keio University, was a relative of Sueji Yamada, founder of The Japan...

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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Events

【November 5, 2024】Special Evening Roundtable

Tuesday, November 5, 2024, 18:00 to 21:00 JST

Vickie Skorjie & Bill Cleary

#42 Roundtable

Date: Friday, September 13, 2024 Time: 2:00PM to 3:00PM

Carlos Melen

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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