Come matsuri festival time, when the temple elders in well-heeled Hamamatsucho are looking for help carrying the omikoshi portable shrine, they know who to turn to. For the past five...
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...
People once struggled through forests to reach home. Today, one may look desperately to find a line of trees among urban buildings, and even these “natural” features are often too...
Climate change is an issue that urgently needs to be addressed, even though many countries are facing challenges to their energy security after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, according to a...
To advance a sustainable society in Japan and around the world, it is essential for large companies to cooperate with their supply-chain partners to go green together. The Japan Sustainable...
A former elementary school building located a 15-minute walk from Yamagata Station has been transformed into a commercial facility and a hub for the creative city of Yamagata. It is...
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年の野村證券設立以来、野村グループは強い営業力を原動力に事業を拡大し…
2024年3月、北陸新幹線が福井・敦賀まで延伸したのをきっかけに、福井県内の観光シーンは盛り上がっている。だが、2025年の宿泊客数に占めるインバウンドの割合は、全国27.2%に対して県内は2.9…
持続可能な開発目標(SDGs)の達成期限とされる2030年が近づくなか、野村総合研究所(NRI)は、日本と世界が次に何をすべきかに焦点を当てた全国的な議論を呼びかけている。SDGsの次なる国際目標…
On Oct. 22, 1967, when Frank Lloyd Wright's last wife, Olgivanna, came to Japan to appeal for the preservation of the Imperial Hotel, a Japan Times reporter asked why she...
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.
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.
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...