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AWARDS

Japan Times
SOCCER / From the Spot
Dec 11, 2019
Celebs hog spotlight at subpar J. League gala
Sunday's J. League Awards should have been an opportunity for the league and its promotional team to take a victory lap after a 2019 season that shattered attendance records and drew unprecedented interest from overseas.
Japan Times
JAPAN / SATOYAMA & ESG AWARDS
Sep 6, 2019
Recipients recognized for sustainable contributions
The Japan Times Satoyama and ESG consortiums hosted an inaugural awards ceremony on Friday at Tokyo Midtown to recognize seven parties for their activities and contributions in their respective fields.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 6, 2019
Satoyama: Grand Prize winner
Kenya Katayama
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 6, 2019
Satoyama: Excellence Award winner
Chika Tsubouchi
Japan Times
JAPAN / SATOYAMA & ESG AWARDS
Sep 6, 2019
Satoyama: Excellence Award winner
Japanese people have long collected urushi (lacquer) sap, utilizing it for eating utensils, architecture, Buddhist statues and artisanry, among a variety of other things.
Japan Times
JAPAN / SATOYAMA & ESG AWARDS
Sep 6, 2019
Satoyama: Special Award winner
Tottori is the least-populated prefecture in Japan, but it is blessed with abundant nature, such as the country's renowned Tottori Sand Dunes.
Japan Times
JAPAN / SATOYAMA & ESG AWARDS
Sep 6, 2019
ESG: Grand Prize winner
We are greatly honored to receive the inaugural Japan Times Satoyama & ESG Awards in the ESG (environmental, social and governance) category.
Japan Times
JAPAN / SATOYAMA & ESG AWARDS
Sep 6, 2019
ESG: Excellence Award winner
Marui Group Co. promotes what we call Co-Creation Sustainability Management. With this policy, we aim to bring about an inclusive and flourishing society where all people can experience happiness.
Japan Times
JAPAN / SATOYAMA & ESG AWARDS
Sep 6, 2019
ESG: Excellence Award winner
We started our system of collecting used trays in 1990 at storefronts of six supermarkets. Thanks to the increasing understanding and cooperation of consumers, the number of collection locations for this initiative has grown to more than 9,200.
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 7, 2019
China boycotts Taiwan's movie awards
China's film regulator on Wednesday said it was suspending mainland Chinese movies and their personnel from participating in Taiwan's annual Golden Horse Awards this year, without giving a reason.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
May 26, 2019
Social satire 'Parasite' by South Korea's Bong Joon-ho wins Palme d'Or at Cannes
"Parasite," a wickedly humorous suspense movie about class struggles directed by South Korea's Bong Joon-ho, won the top Palme d'Or prize at the Cannes Film Festival on Saturday, on a big night for newcomer filmmakers too.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
May 15, 2019
Jets star Yuki Togashi named B. League MVP
The Chiba Jets Funabashi's diminutive star guard Yuki Togashi just won the biggest individual accolade of his basketball career.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
May 15, 2019
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg gets 'best fight' MTV Movie award nod
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg scored nominations on Tuesday for the 2019 MTV Movie and TV awards, where she will compete for top honors with blockbuster offerings "Game of Thrones" and "Avengers: Endgame."
Japan to revise consumption tax exemption for overseas tourists
Tourists walk through Nakamise shopping street near Sensoji Temple in Tokyo in April
Japan's tourism industry hit by cancellations after megaquake alert
A beach closed due to a megaquake alert in Hiratsuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, from Friday to Thursday.
Focus shifts to incoming typhoon as Tropical Storm Maria dissipates
Newly formed Tropical Storm Ampil, which is forecast to approach eastern Japan this weekend, is seen on the left side of this satellite image.
Kishida to step down in September in bid to show ‘LDP has changed’
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during a news conference Wednesday at the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo.
Publisher finds surprise audience after translating history textbooks
Yamakawa Shuppansha president Takeshi Nozawa holds the publisher's textbook on Japanese history — used in high schools across Japan — alongside the new English version in Tokyo on May 23.
Economic security is about strengthening and sustaining growth, former minister says
Former economic security minister Takayuki Kobayashi says changes in the international balance of power, along with deepening economic interdependence, have led some countries to attempt to use their economic power to impose their will on others.
Ice bandanas, convenience store breaks: Running under Japan’s summer sun
Blistering heat is becoming a fixture of summer in Japan, but a few tweaks to your routine can make your outdoor runs bearable — if not enjoyable — until cooler temperatures return.
Japan issued its first-ever megaquake alert. What does that mean?
Naoshi Hirata (center), chairman of a committee tasked with evaluating the risk of a Nankai Trough earthquake, speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Friday.
France brings down the curtain on its Olympic party with Tom Cruise and Leon Marchand
Fireworks are set off during the closing ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics at Stade de France in Saint-Denis on Sunday.
Japan fuels U.S. LNG boom even as climate targets and impacts loom
Flaring at the Cameron LNG export terminal in Hackberry, Louisiana. Flaring, a common sight at LNG plants, is a controlled burning of gas for reasons ranging from depressurizing equipment to disposing of gas that can’t be used. The practice is a "waste of money" and negatively impacts climate change and human health, says the International Energy Agency.

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