(Publisher, Custom Media) With extensive knowledge and key contacts from many years in the global print, digital, and broadcast media, Simon leads a diverse team of experienced editors, writers, designers, and photographers.
In a webinar supported by the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Foreign Press Centre Japan (FPCJ) invited leading foreign journalists covering immigration issues to hear from them about the challenges facing Japan.
Japan is placed 13th among the 133 economies featured in the 2024 Global Innovation Index (GII).
In the rush to adopt new technology, nations such as India are neglecting poverty, said Yamini Aiyar, senior visiting fellow at Brown University in the US.
The BBC has named two Japanese on its annual list of 100 inspiring and influential women in the world.
Marriott International, Inc. reached a significant milestone in November with the opening of its 100th property in Japan, Four Points Flex by Sheraton Osaka Umeda.
The 20th annual Global Responsible Tourism Awards winners were unveiled in London on November 4, with South Africa, the UK-Ireland, Sri Lanka, India, Peru and Thailand grabbing top honors among 33 regional winners.
United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Safety and Security Gilles Michaud visited Tokyo in early November to recruit Japanese staff to help the UN deliver its mandate of promoting human rights and supporting communities in danger zones such as the Middle East, Myanmar and Ukraine.
Two Japanese executives are honored in Forbes Asia’s Power Businesswomen 2024 listing: Japan Airlines CEO Mitsuko Tottori and Mori Trust President and CEO Miwako Date.
Docusign IAM will help businesses of all kinds transform agreement data into insights and actions, accelerate contract review cycles and boost productivity organization-wide.
Tokyo claimed four spots on the 16th annual list of The World’s 100 Best Bars unveiled on October 22 in recognition of bartenders, owners, cocktails and brands, with Bar Benfiddich in Shinjuku at 25th; newcomer Virtú in the Four Seasons Hotel Tokyo at Otemachi (42nd), and two from Shibuya, The SG Club (54) and The Bellwood (89).
This gritty documentary-style drama tackles contemporary issues with a genuine social conscience to show a side of Japan not everyone knows.
The foreign technical intern trainee system, which for more than 30 years was one of the ways to hire foreigners as unskilled labor, is being replaced with a new training and employment system.
