In 1998, Japan’s government began implementing its “Big Bang” financial reforms, a three-year program to open up financial markets to foreign investors. That same year, Ben Ferguson, an American who...
The Sompo group values its roots as a fire brigade established more than a century ago in Tokyo, and its ethic of rushing first to where people need help still...
Azby Brown is one of those energetic, curious Western intellectuals who come to Japan and become experts about a single aspect of its society. There seems to be one for...
E-book distributor Media Do Co., Ltd. not only plans to expand its business beyond the current form of e-books, but also supports entrepreneurs in regional cities to revive local economies...
As the world faces the challenge of global warming, it is increasingly urgent to reduce carbon dioxide emissions across the board. At a June 4 seminar in Tokyo on green...
As many rural communities across Japan grapple with population decline and aging, new ways to sustain local vitality are increasingly needed. One organization believes the answer begins with learning. Necchu...
SOMPOグループは、130年以上前の「火消し」の精神を原点としており、その精神は現在も事業運営に受け継がれている。 同グループの源流である日本初の火災保険会社は1888年に創業。江戸時代の鎖国が終結し、日本が対外開放と近代化を進める時代に設立された。しか…
ジャパンタイムズが主催する「Destination Restaurants」では毎年、表彰式で受賞者に店名と名前入りの盾を贈っている。今年は2024年元日に起きた能登半島地震への復興支援を兼ね、石…
ジャパンタイムズが主催する「Destination Restaurants」は、その選定基準のひとつとして、食を通じて地方創生に貢献できるかということも見ている。そこには自然を含めた周囲の環境と、…
The Japan Times has long celebrated the pleasures of sitting in a dark theater and marveling at the actors on the silver screen. Japan was an early adopter of cinema,...
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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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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