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Less is more in sustainability for Swedish ambassador

Inspired by the pivotal events surrounding the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989, Viktoria Li decided to reset the direction of her life. Despite the legal career mapped out...

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

Maruhachi never sleeps in quest for better futons

The Japanese tradition of sleeping on futons dates back long before their comfort became known in other parts of the world, and endures even after the influx of Western culture...

Authentic green stories

ESG / SDGs

Tottori Wagyu and other delights offered at Hotel New Otani Tokyo

A special event featuring the rich sweetness and umami of juicy Tottori Wagyu-brand beef in a variety of dishes has kicked off once again at the Hotel New Otani Tokyo....

Satoyama~Authentic Japan

Mauvaise herbe

French restaurant explores Okinawan ingredients The enigmatic French restaurant Mauvaise herbe keeps its phone number and address unlisted, disclosing its location in the Okinawa city of Uruma only after a...

日本語記事

5年目を迎えた、日本の地方に注目したレストラン・リスト。

ジャパンタイムズが主催する「Destination Restaurants 2025」の授賞式が5月28日、東京・麻布台ヒルズの『Hills House Sky Room Café & Bar』で…

米財団が被災した能登の文化遺産復旧を支援。

世界各地で文化遺産の保護・保存活動を続ける非営利民間組織「ワールド・モニュメント財団(WMF)」(本部・米国ニューヨーク)が、2025年5月21日に石川県七尾市を訪れ、記者会見を開いた。内容は20…

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

The Japan Times Boarding & International School Day 2025

Sunday, April 20, 10:30 am - 4:00 pm

【November 5, 2024】Special Evening Roundtable

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

Vickie Skorjie & Bill Cleary

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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