Bridges Magazine: Japan-Global Business & Lifestyle
Bridges Magazine is a bilingual English-Japanese business and lifestyle publication focused on Japan’s global partnerships across Asia and beyond.
Through interviews with business leaders, policymakers, diplomats, cultural figures, entrepreneurs, and hospitality leaders, Bridges explores the companies, people, and ideas shaping cross-border relationships
Our Focus
Bridges covers business, investment, diplomacy, hospitality, travel, culture, lifestyle, innovation, and bilateral relations, with a special focus on Japan’s relationship with key international markets.
Why Visit Bridges?
- Read interviews with business leaders, ambassadors, and cultural figures.
- Explore Japan’s business and lifestyle links with Asia and global markets.
- Discover long-form features that connect investment, culture, travel, and diplomacy
- Access Bridges print magazine issues and special editorial reports.
Featured Stories
FAQ
What is Bridges Magazine?
Bridges Magazine is a bilingual English-Japanese business and lifestyle publication covering Japan’s global relationships through business, diplomacy, culture, travel, hospitality, and innovation stories.
Who reads Bridges Magazine?
business leaders, investors, diplomats, government agencies,
expatriates, high-net-worth readers, and internationally minded audiences interested in Japan’s connections with the world.
What topics does Bridges cover?
Bridges covers business, bilateral relations, investment, hospitality, lifestyle, travel, food, art, culture, sports diplomacy, and innovation.
How is Bridges connected to The Japan Times?
Bridges Magazine works closely with Synergy Media Specialists and has strong ties with The Japan Times country report ecosystem, extending selected business and lifestyle stories through Bridges’ digital and print platforms.
Why should companies engage with Bridges?
Bridges gives companies and institutions a premium editorial platform to explain their role in cross-border business, culture, investment, and international relations.
Business
Magazine
The Philippines 2025
This inaugural issue of Bridges Magazine shines a light on the enduring partnership between Japan and the Philippines—rooted in trust, shared aspirations, and meaningful connections. Explore the stories that bring this unique relationship to life through business, culture, innovation, and shared dreams.
How ALINDECO has spent fifty years supplying the materials that quietly run through Japanese daily life There is a fiber at the center of the Japanese yen banknote that most...
In Philippine real estate, distinction is rarely loud. It is found in the finer details: the weight of a door handle, the proportions of a hallway, the thoughtfulness of a...
A Japanese logistics specialist is moving from the supermarket shelf to the farm gate. Its bet says much about the future of Philippine agriculture. The Philippines ought to be an...
How the only Japanese international payment brand has built lasting partnerships while strengthening ties between the two countries. Walk into any shop in the Philippines and you’ll see the world’s...
Joey Radovan, Country Head of JLL Philippines, and Toshinobu Kasai, Country Head of JLL Japan, at JLL’s Tokyo office. Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated — JLL — is one of the...
Lifestyle Features
interviews
Leadership Insight
“Japan and the UAE enjoy a long-standing friendship that has been built on a shared conception of progress and prosperity.”
DR. THANI BIN AHMED AL ZEYOUDI
UAE Minister of Foreign Trade
