Growing up in a farming community surrounded by nature in Scotland was Tove Kinooka’s introduction to the importance of sustainability. “I was always interested in plants and animals and the...
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...
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...
If you walk down the streets in central Tokyo, you can come across many of Nomura Co.’s creations — the Tokyu Plaza Harakado commercial complex in the Harajuku district and...
Oji Holdings, Japan’s leading paper maker, owns and manages 635,000 hectares of forests across the globe. Forest resources — for wood, paper and wood-derived materials or for biomass power generation...
Thank you very much for selecting us for the Sustainable Japan Award. We, the Maebashi Design Commission, as a representative of the Maebashi Urban Renewal Promotion Corp., believe that this...
静岡県焼津市は、駿河湾に面し、富士山を望む絶景ポイントがいくつもあり、温泉もある。だが、正直な話、多くのインバウンドを呼び込むには他の近隣都市に比べややインパクトに欠ける。そのようななか、希望の光となっているのがガストロノミーなレストランの存在だ。 2年前…
今年2024年に建築家・山本理顕が“建築界のノーベル賞”と言われる「プリツカー建築賞」を受賞したことで、日本はアメリカと並び8組が受賞し、同賞の世界最多受賞国となった。では一体、なぜ日本人の建築家…
活躍する建築家に贈られる賞は世界に数多くあるが、なかでも一番注目され、建築界のノーベル賞と呼ばれる賞がある。それがアメリカのハイアット財団が主催する「プリツカー建築賞」だ。賞の創設は1979年。「…
'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...
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.
Tuesday, November 5, 2024, 18:00 to 21:00 JST
Vickie Skorjie & Bill Cleary
10月30日（水）13時～17時
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 is a list of “the best restaurants in Japan, selected by Japanese experts with international diners in mind.” For this year’s...
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