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The Japan Times
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The Japan Times is one of the few independent English language newspapers published in Japan: it mainly competes with English editions of the major dailies, such as the Daily Yomiuri and the International Herald Tribune/Asahi Shimbun.
- Founded: 1897
- Motto: "All the News Without Fear or Favor", "The World's Window on Japan"
- Chairman: Toshiaki Ogasawara
- Capital: ¥476,437,000
- Staff: Approx. 260
- Business: Publishes The Japan Times, The Japan Times Weekly, Shukan ST bilingual weekly, books in English and Japanese; operates *InterFM radio station, as well as a travel agency
- Head office: 5-4, Shibaura 4-chōme, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-8071 - telephone (03) 3453-5312
- Osaka office: Edobori KN Bldg., 1-25-29 Edobori, Nishi-ku, Osaka 550-0002 - telephone (06) 6445-0881
- 1897 - Inaugural issue of The Japan Times (March 22)
- 1918 - Name changed to The Japan Times and Mail
- 1940 - Name changed to The Japan Times and Advertiser
- 1943 - Name changed to Nippon Times
- 1951 - First Issue of The Student Times (now Weekly ST) weekly
- 1961 - The Japan Times Weekly inaugurated
- 1966 - Moves from Uchisaiwai-chō, Chiyoda-ku, to new building in Shibaura, Minato-ku
- 1983 - Toshiaki Ogasawara becomes the 18th president
- 1987 - Opens full-time editorial bureau in Osaka
- 1989 - New Japan Times-Nifco Building completed
- 1996 - InterFM radio station was inaugurated
- 1997 - The Japan Times celebrates its centenary
- 2006 - Yukiko Ogasawara becomes the 19th president