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Asset management in an age of long life expectancy

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...

Unraveling Japanese companies

Nomura Holdings builds a vision for uniting global staff

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...

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Decarbonizing built environments: Who’s taking action?

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...

ESG Talk

ESG is a ‘mega-trend’ we can’t put off: fund manager

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...

Authentic green stories

ESG / SDGs

Sustainability certification gives small firms advantages

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...

Satoyama~Authentic Japan

Old Yamagata school is now a creative laboratory

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...

日本語記事

【TSUKIHI】越前市のテロワールを、薪焼きで描くシェフ。

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…

【野村総合研究所】ポストSDGsを見据えた将来目標の議論を喚起する

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…

History & Archives

Brand history & Archives

1967: Wife of Wright seeks to save the Imperial

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...

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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