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CIC Tokyo’s Victor Mulas helps startups thrive

When the Cambridge Innovation Center opened its initial Asian base in Tokyo in 2020, it created a community designed to help startups thrive. CIC was founded in 1999 in Massachusetts...

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...

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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

VisasQ shares expert knowledge across the globe

Knowledge-sharing businesses give people new potential to utilize their expertise and work flexibly across different sectors and life stages. Front-runner VisasQ Inc. operates a matchmaking platform for experts in various...

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ESG / SDGs

Digital transformation reshapes urban planning involving public

The Land Readjustment and Urban Development Forum held in Tokyo last October brought together professionals from municipalities, academia and the private sector to examine digital transformation in community development. Themed...

Satoyama~Authentic Japan

Tango region’s Wakuden no Mori: A circle of people and nature

Nestled in the mountains of Kyoto’s Tango region lies Wakuden no Mori, a place that is far more than a tourist destination or a fine-dining spot. It is an ecosystem...

日本語記事

【オーベルジュ オーフ】日本初、廃校を利用した北陸のオーベルジュ。

『オーベルジュ オーフ』は石川県の小松空港から約30分、白山の伏流水に恵まれた観音下町(かなそがまち)にある。町の産業は米作りと、国会議事堂にも用いられた日華石。風光明媚な場所だが、過疎が進み、2…

相撲を取り巻く、伝統的な手仕事。

相撲の起源を辿ると古事記などの神話にいたるが、国家安泰や五穀豊穣を願う神事としての歴史は、現在の大相撲に受け継がれている。本場所ごとに土俵に「相撲の神様」を招く儀式があり、伊勢神宮などでの奉納相撲…

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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