The 25th Toshu Fukami Exhibition was held from March 18 to 24 at the Hilton Tokyo Bay in Urayasu, Chiba Prefecture, and featured paintings and Japanese calligraphy by Toshu Fukami, the artist, entrepreneur and philanthropist also known by the name Haruhisa Handa. Held every year ...
Why Niigata remains one of Japan’s top names in rice, sake and other premium produce
Niigata Prefecture is renowned for its snowy winters, but it has an even greater reputation as a major producer of sake and rice, particularly Koshihikari, one of the most popular rice brands in Japan. It is also gaining wider recognition for its contributions to Japanese ...
Tokyo’s global vision: Startups driving a sustainable future
“Tokyo will achieve three ‘10 times’ goals — 10 times more startups, 10 times more global unicorns and 10 times more public-private collaborations,” Tokyo Vice Gov. Manabu Miyasaka said at the TIB Global Day 2025 Winter event held on Jan. 30 at Tokyo Innovation ...
Japan’s coolest of the cool — the CJPF Award 2025
The annual CJPF (Cool Japan Platform) Award saw 18 winners announced on March 5. Now in its ninth year (including its predecessor, the Cool Japan Matching Award), it showcases some of the most innovative projects coming out of Japan. Through the years the entries ...
Japan Science and Technology Agency offers online science and research portal site
Science Japan is published by the Japan Science and Technology Agency’s Asia and Pacific Research Center, which aims to promote mutual understanding between Japan and the rest of the Asia-Pacific region via its science news portal sites. | JST Promoting scientific research and technological innovation ...
Fostering cordial ties abroad, supporting people at home
Emperor Naruhito, the eldest son of Emperor Emeritus Akihito and Empress Emerita Michiko, celebrated his 65th birthday on Sunday. He is known as the first emperor to have studied abroad. After making his first overseas trip to Australia at the age of 14 in 1974, ...
Is Japan on the right track toward decarbonization? What are the obstacles to accelerating its efforts? In a recent interview with The Japan Times, University of Tokyo Vice President and economics professor Hiroshi Ohashi offered his views on these questions. Vice President and economics professor ...
Shifting to clean energy via ‘green transformation’
As of April 2024, 146 countries accounting for over 90% of the world’s gross domestic product have committed to carbon neutrality, making decarbonization a global movement. In October 2020, Japan declared that it aims to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050. We have entered an era ...
To promote the use of renewable energy in Japan, it is essential to ensure a balance between supply and demand, according to Soma Ito, director of the Renewable Energy Division at FPS Inc., which specializes in supplying renewable energy and providing clean energy solutions. FPS ...
Kaneka Corp. is a chemical manufacturing company established in 1949 that provides solutions in the fields of chemicals, functional polymers, electronics, synthetic fibers, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, supplements and foods. Shunsuke Sato is the leader of Kaneka Corp.’s CO2 Innovation Laboratory. | KANEKA CORP. One of the ...
Precious metals represent a key facet of the hydrogen society to come. Platinum-based catalysts, for example, are essential to building fuel cells — a core hydrogen technology. Tokyo-based Tanaka Precious Metal Technologies Co. has been developing fuel cell catalysts since the 1980s and is ...
Yanmar was established in 1912 by Magokichi Yamaoka, who was driven by a mission to ease the burdens faced by farmers. At a time when the rising demand for food was making manual labor increasingly challenging for the agriculture industry, Yamaoka was determined to ...
