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Nobuko Kobayashi
For Masako Orii, Suntory Hall marked the end of a meandering path after she started her career at Suntory in the early 1980s.
BUSINESS / WOMEN AT WORK
Dec 7, 2025
One woman¡¯s winding road to Suntory Hall
During a career with Suntory Group, Masako Orii forged a path through marketing and human resources before arriving at the famed venue.
Mari Sako at New College, the University of Oxford, in Oxford, England
BUSINESS / WOMEN AT WORK
Oct 26, 2025
Flying academia¡¯s flag for Japan, with a nod to the U.K.
Mari Sako has adopted the idea of being a ¡°global citizen¡± through her work in academia.
Rengo President Tomoko Yoshino speaks at a Democratic Party for the People convention in Sumida Ward, Tokyo, on Feb. 11.
BUSINESS / WOMEN AT WORK
Apr 6, 2025
Breaking with tradition: From the shop floor to fighting for millions
Tomoko Yoshino has rubbed shoulders with political heavyweights and business leaders as the first female leader of Rengo.
Satoko Shisai
BUSINESS / WOMEN AT WORK
Dec 15, 2024
Forging a career through digital transformation and mindset change
Backed by a strong belief in career ownership, Satoko Shisai built her own success at IBM Japan and Chugai.
Asako Osaki attends the 68th session of the Commission on the Status of Women, in New York in March.
BUSINESS / WOMEN AT WORK
Nov 3, 2024
How global lessons can improve prospects for women in rural Japan
Through motherhood, education and work, Asako Osaki worked to bring global standards to the front lines of gender issues.
Masako Egawa forged a successful career in business and academia in the United States and Japan.
BUSINESS / WOMEN AT WORK
Sep 1, 2024
A quiet triumph of excellence in the worlds of banking and academia
Masako Egawa navigated a changing business world with her arms open to any opportunities that came along.
Having succeeded her father, Akira Mori, Miwako Date has been CEO of real estate development firm Mori Trust since 2016.
BUSINESS / WOMEN AT WORK
May 19, 2024
Leading a major property developer with an eye on art and culture
Third-generation CEO Miwako Date is making her mark with Mori Trust¡¯s regional luxury hotels.
Wakana Nukui has been described as having a knack for storytelling and vividly sharing her vision with those around her.
BUSINESS / WOMEN AT WORK
Mar 24, 2024
A social entrepreneur who is determined to lift Cambodian women¡¯s status
Wakana Nukui has fostered new talent in design while opening shops dedicated to local products.
Tanaka takes part in a signing ceremony for the Japan-Uruguay Investment Agreement with Uruguay's Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs Luis Porto in 2015.
BUSINESS / WOMEN AT WORK
Jan 23, 2024
Why positivity is an asset in a career of PR and diplomacy
Keiko Tanaka went from an office at Nissan to the ambassador¡¯s residence in Uruguay.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Women at Work
Jun 13, 2023
From Japan to the U.S. and back: Thriving as a woman in international finance
Chikako Matsumoto achieved her dream of joining the World Bank, and later returned to her home country and executive roles there.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Women at Work
May 9, 2023
Breaking ground for women in Â鶹´«Ã½ bureaucracy
Yasuko Gotoh braved the attitudes and aggressions of Â鶹´«Ã½ government ministries early in her career before thriving in later roles and in the private sector.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Women at Work
Mar 14, 2023
A career in education shows lifetime employment can still work
Yumi Narushima quickly rose through the ranks at Benesse, and led a girls¡¯ school in Tokyo, forming a successful double act with her employer.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Women at Work
Dec 27, 2022
Battling the odds to rise to the top: One woman¡¯s career in the IT sector
Yuki Shingu found taking a career break to help nurse her ailing father gave her a broader perspective on her rise through company ranks.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Women at Work
Nov 10, 2022
Approaching life as an independent nonexecutive director with resolve
From startups to conglomerates, Makiko Nakamori has balanced sitting on a range of boards with motherhood and managing her own accounting practice.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Women at Work
Sep 20, 2022
Working with a belief that art has the power to change the world
First as curator and now as director of the Mori Art Museum in Tokyo, Mami Kataoka has aimed to shape a society that respects individuals by using contemporary art as her medium.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Women at Work
Aug 16, 2022
Creating parity in the field of science in Japan
Noriko Osumi is one of the highest-ranking female scientists in Japan, and has worked to address the structural causes behind the severe lack of women within certain academic fields.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Women at Work
Jun 14, 2022
Bringing a mother¡¯s wisdom to the world of the entrepreneur
Ayako Sonoda has been keen to ensure she is helping others through her startups and other ventures.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Women at Work
Apr 7, 2022
Miyuki Suzuki sets example for Japan Inc. with grace and ¡®spine of steel¡¯
During a varied career with stints at a number of firms, Suzuki has strived to empower her team members ¡ª something of a novel approach in Â鶹´«Ã½ corporate world.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Women at Work
Feb 24, 2022
Untapped potential: Raising the status of women in professional services
Masami Katakura of Ernst & Young ShinNihon hopes her journey through the world of accounting encourages the next generation of women.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Women at Work
Dec 21, 2021
Standing out above the old boys: Forging a path as a woman in corporate Japan
Ryoko Nagata of Japan Tobacco was adamant she didn¡¯t want to work with cigarettes, and went on to prove her worth to the firm in other sectors.
Gut bacteria may be behind many of Â鶹´«Ã½ colorectal cancer cases
A Japanese research team found that a toxin produced by certain E. coli strains, colibactin, caused genetic mutations in nearly half of colorectal cancer cases studied
¡®Total whiplash¡¯: Foreign residents react to Â鶹´«Ã½ changing permanent residency rules
The entrance to the Tokyo Immigration Bureau in Minato Ward, Tokyo, in March. For some foreign residents of Japan, tightening measures for permanent residency have become one factor in a broader calculation over whether remaining in the country makes financial sense over the long term.
She is Russia¡¯s richest woman. Her business empire is going up in flames.
Tatyana Kim, the head and co-founder of Wildberries, speaks about Ukrainian drone attacks on the company's warehouses in the course of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, at an unidentified location, in this still image from a handout video released on July 31.
Severe tropical storm Chan-hom makes landfall near Tokyo
Severe Tropical Storm Chan-hom made landfall around Ibaraki Prefecture, near Tokyo, on Tuesday night.
What Â鶹´«Ã½ language rules for permanent residency should look like
Potential health care workers hoping to find work in Japan take Japanese language instruction in Jakarta. Not all applicants for permanent residency should be expected to reach this level of proficiency.
Ikarigata closer to emulating older brother Fujinokawa than many think
The future Fujinokawa (third from left) and Ikarigata (right) compete against each other at ages 5 and 3, respectively.
Where do foreign residents in Japan want to die?
The Yokohama Foreign General Cemetery is one of the few cemeteries in Japan that allows burials, albeit with conditions for the deceased, including foreign nationality and permanent residency in Kanagawa Prefecture.
¡®Total whiplash¡¯: Foreign residents react to Â鶹´«Ã½ changing permanent residency rules
The entrance to the Tokyo Immigration Bureau in Minato Ward, Tokyo, in March. For some foreign residents of Japan, tightening measures for permanent residency have become one factor in a broader calculation over whether remaining in the country makes financial sense over the long term.
As Â鶹´«Ã½ concrete jungles sizzle, urban forestry offers an all-natural fix
People and birds find relief from the sun in Tokyo's Nakano Ward earlier this month. While experts agree that urban greening is crucial to mitigating the impact of climate change, trees are becoming even more scarce in Japanese cities.
Â鶹´«Ã½ brewers experiment with a secret ingredient: music
At Smoke Craft, a craft beer brewery in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture, music isn't just a background to the brewing process ¡ª it's an ingredient.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo¡¯s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo¡¯s ¡®stadium of desire¡¯

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Disaster relief workers Taichi Kato (left) and Seiji Yoshimura enter the collapsed living quarters at Kyuganji temple in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture.
What Kumamoto revealed about Â鶹´«Ã½ earthquake readiness
By Alex K.T. Martin

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