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US AWARD

Japan Times
CULTURE
Apr 24, 2016
'Cool Japan' needs to listen to its target market
As far as awards ceremonies go, the Sugoi Japan Awards were a fairly flashy affair. Held on March 22, the prizes recognized recent titles in anime, manga and fiction that an online poll of Japanese fans wanted to do well overseas.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 4, 2016
American School in Japan launches scholarship to 'promote healing' in wake of sex-abuse scandal
The American School in Japan on Monday presented a student with a scholarship created as part of the Tokyo school's efforts to honor survivors of former teacher Jack Moyer's sex abuse and "promote healing and reconciliation" in its community.
JAPAN
Feb 18, 2016
Hachioji teacher closes in on global education award
An English teacher from Hachioji in western Tokyo is edging closer to becoming the first Japanese to win the annual Global Teacher Prize after the shortlist was narrowed down to ten finalists.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 26, 2015
Carp hurler Maeda wins Sawamura Award for second time
Four famed former pitchers went to a Tokyo hotel for the purpose of sitting down together and identifying the best pitcher in Japan in 2015.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design / ON: FASHION
Jul 11, 2015
From women's underwear to men's street wear, Japan knows its market
Cinderellas deserve Gomi Hayakawa's Feast
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
May 26, 2015
'Newcomer,' 56, wins Kishida
Named after a prominent early 20th-century playwright, author and translator, and presented annually by the Hakusuisha publishing house since 1955, the Kishida Kunio Drama Award is indisputably Japan's top honor for writers of plays premiered the year before.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 6, 2015
Security bolstered as Charlie Hebdo is honored in New York
The French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo, targeted in a deadly attack earlier this year by Islamist gunmen, was being honored on Tuesday at a New York gala under heavy security, organizers said.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Mar 4, 2015
John Caird delivers home truths with 'Twelfth Night'
As an Honorary Associate Director of the Royal Shakespeare Company, John Caird may be one of the leading pillars of the English theater establishment, but in a recent interview with The Japan Times, this acclaimed director of plays, musicals and opera declared, "In a sense, some part of me is becoming...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Dec 4, 2014
Isn't it time to take art out of storage?
Tokyo's art scene has always comprised many hubs, and it's about to get a new one — one that promises to be among the most exciting.
WORLD
Oct 16, 2014
Pulitzer Prize winners among National Book Award finalists
A novel set in Nazi-occupied France, a debut collection of short stories and a post-apocalyptic tale are among the finalists announced on Wednesday for the 2014 National Book Awards.
Haneda Airport security staff arrested over theft
Tokyo police have arrested a 21-year-old security inspector at Haneda Airport after he allegedly stole cash from a passenger during a baggage inspection.
Japan's elderly population down at around 36.2 million
The estimated number of people age 65 or older in Japan stands at 36.19 million as of Monday, accounting for record 29.4% of the country's total population, according to the internal affairs ministry.
SDF spots China’s biggest aircraft carrier for first time
The Fujian aircraft carrier is seen in Shanghai in May 2024 as it leaves for its first sea trial.
White House threatens broad crackdown on liberal groups
FBI Director Kash Patel (right) listens to senior White House adviser Stephen Miller speak in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Monday.
Why more hotels in Japan are offering room-only service
Nipponia Hotel Ise Kawasaki Merchant Town in Ise, Mie Prefecture
Pole vault rivals in awe after Duplantis has another historic night in Tokyo
Sweden's Armand Duplantis competes in the men's pole fault final during the World Athletics Championships at National Stadium in Tokyo on Monday.
Japan's major art events converge this fall
Shinji Ohmaki’s “Tokinokage” exhibited at Fuji Textile Week 2021 shows the use of fabric as art.
Tara Davis-Woodhall leaps to gold and finds redemption at world championships
Tara Davis-Woodhall celebrates after winning the women's long jump final at the World Athletics Championships at Tokyo's National Stadium on Sunday night.
An aesthetic escape to Hakone’s art-drenched hills
Between traditional examples of fine art and sleek, modern exhibitions that blend with nature, Hakone offers a unique escape from Tokyo's urban sprawl.
Niinami’s ouster quick but not unusual as corporations protect reputation
Takeshi Niinami resigns as chairman and CEO of Suntory Holdings.

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SUSTAINABLE JAPAN

We are pleased to announce the winners of the 6th annual Sustainable Japan Award.
We are pleased to announce the winners of the 6th annual Sustainable Japan Award.

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