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Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design / ON: DESIGN
Mar 23, 2020
Classics anew for a year of blue
With the 2020 Pantone color of the year being Classic Blue, On: Design introduces a few blue-tinted modern classics.
EDITORIALS
May 7, 2019
Averting the collapse of nature
A new scientific report should serve as a wake-up call for governments to uphold their commitments to sustainable development.
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Nov 26, 2018
Buy green palm oil or forests will suffer, industry warns
New rules to stop deforestation caused by palm oil production can only succeed if brands and consumers buy larger amounts of oil certified as green and ethical, industry officials and environmental activists said.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Nov 23, 2018
Tuna, tradition and opportunities for sustainable tourism
Sustainable tourism is a hot topic, and in light of Japan's goals to grow the number of inbound tourists to 40 million by 2020 and all the way up to 60 million a decade later, it's one that deserves attention. Fortunately, there are concrete ways to ease the environmental impact of the tourism boom in Japan.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society / KANSAI PERSPECTIVE
Sep 23, 2018
Japan urged to up ranks of female politicians to reach U.N. sustainable development goals
To help meet the United Nations' 2030 sustainable development goal for gender equality and empowering all women and girls, Japan needs more female politicians, especially at the local level.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 26, 2018
Big brands from Nestle to Walmart back sustainable supply chain drive to eradicate slavery
Some of the world's biggest retailers and food companies including Kellogg Co., Walmart Inc. and Nestle backed a new initiative on Wednesday to improve global supply chains amid rising consumer demand for slave-free goods and services.
EDITORIALS
Aug 5, 2017
Support U.N. development goals
To galvanize the public into action, the government should work harder at promoting the U.N.'s Sustainable Development Goals.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 20, 2016
Maintaining momentum on 2030 SDG goals
The first anniversary of the adoption of the sustainable development goals is an opportunity to celebrate all achievements made and to do more to make SDGs a reality.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 5, 2015
Time to eliminate harmful fisheries subsidies
Much of the $30 billion a year countries spend on fisheries subsidies directly encourages unsustainable, destructive and illegal fishing practices.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 5, 2015
Leaving our children nothing
If we set our minds to it, we could be the first in human history to leave our children nothing: no greenhouse gas emissions, no poverty and no biodiversity loss.
EDITORIALS
Oct 5, 2015
SDG goals rightly aim high
The U.N.'s new Sustainable Development Goals should push member states to aim higher and strive to do more.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Sep 11, 2015
Abundant autumn sanma are a symbol of sustainable fishing
Autumn's silvery little fish, the sanma, has arrived. To officially mark the beginning of the season, the annual Meguro Sanma Festival — which is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year — was held last weekend in Tokyo, where sanma were grilled and offered to a crowd of over 30,000.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 16, 2015
Making the vision of sustainable energy a reality
Thanks to lower oil prices, innovation, and economies of scale in the renewable-energy sector, the vision of sustainable energy can now be turned into reality.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 31, 2015
Sustainable development goals
Evidence from the adoption of the Millennium Development Goals in 2000 demonstrates that setting global U.N. goals does help individuals, organizations and governments worldwide to focus on what really matters for our future.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 4, 2014
A chain reaction of empowerment
More than anything, the world needs people who will take active steps to transform their own local community when it comes to dealing with any of the bewildering array of threats confronting humanity today.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 26, 2014
A transformative global agenda for development
Following a year and a half of twists and turns, U.N. member states have completed a proposal for sustainable development goals to steer the international agenda once the Millennium Development Goals expire at the end of 2015.
EDITORIALS
May 28, 2014
Managing declining fish stocks
The future survival and prosperity of Japan's fishing industry is dependent on its embrace of sustainable catch practices.
Man held after two injured in Tokyo Metro knife attack
Police outside Todaimae Station on the Namboku Line on Wednesday evening after a knife attack at the station 　
U.S. and Japan remain far apart on tariffs
Japan's Economic Revitalization Minister Ryosei Akazawa speaks to the press upon his arrival at Haneda Airport on April 18. He has said that all tariffs need to be reconsidered by the United States.
Japan's 'ice age' employment generation is at risk of poverty during retirement
Those who entered the job market from around 1993 to 2004, when long-term stagnation started, are likely to struggle even more to make ends meet after retirement.
India strikes Pakistan over Kashmir tourist killings
Indian paramilitary personnel stand guard along a road in Srinagar on Wednesday after New Delhi launched missile strikes on archrival Pakistan in a major escalation between the nuclear-armed neighbors.
Japan’s tycoon families seek buyouts to evade investor pressure
Akio Toyoda’s $42 billion plan to buy Toyota Industries is one of the examples in a recent wave of management buyout ambitions in Japan.
SusHi Tech Tokyo 2025 expands to become one of Asia's largest startup events
SusHi Tech Tokyo 2025 was bustling with participants of various nationalities Thursday, and multiple languages could be heard around the room as many engaged in conversations throughout the day.
Celebrating Japan’s defeat at Shimoda’s Black Ships Festival
Tatsumi Onose (right), who plays the part of Commodore Matthew Perry in Shimoda's Black Ship Festival, says the historical episode the event is based on should be remembered for its positives more than its negatives.
'Big picture thinker': Ispace CEO Hakamada on reaching the moon and dreaming of starships
Takeshi Hakamada, founder and CEO of Ispace, says his primary interest in space development is not to abandon Earth, but to protect it.
The drive for luxury: Aston Martin Asia's president explains the desire for more
While for Aston Martin, it’s all about delivering luxury, their regional president for Asia Gregory Adams' start in the auto industry in Japan was far more humble.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

Dangami House is a 180-year-old former samurai residence of the Kato clan, who ruled over Ozu, Ehime Prefecture, until the Meiji Restoration.
A house, a legacy and the quiet work of restoration in rural Japan
By Hanako Lowry

SUSTAINABLE JAPAN

Tsukuba massif granite, one of the world’s few heritage stones
Tsukuba massif granite, one of the world’s few heritage stones

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