OUR PHILOSOPHY

Corporate Philosophy

TBM Compass

Mission

Bridging today and the future we want.

Vision

Sustainable and circular innovations for centuries,
building on the past to create the future.

Values

  • Out of the box Challenge
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  • Not Trade off, but Trade on
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  • Be the Owner
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  • Backcasting for Commitment
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  • Gratitude Ties Us
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Credo

  • Those who build bridges learn from the past, give thought to the future and create new values. 
    They determine what should be done today, and take action immediately.
  • Those who build bridges find their own and the world's happiness beyond all sweat and tears.
    To achieve this, they absorb knowledge, seek self-improvement, and do everything possible to accomplish the work in front of them.
  • Those who build bridges take on challenges bigger than themselves.
    They humbly admit their shortcomings and continue to grow by facing the challenges of creation.
  • Those who build bridges cultivate the best balance between reality and ideal.
    They realize their client's wishes, as well as their own and their fellow's.
  • Those who build bridges create bonds among people.
    They have faith in fellows during difficult times, smile with hope, and never forget emotional movement and appreciation.

TBM Compass

While making use of our existing corporate philosophy, we have created a corporate philosophy system with Mission (our mission and destiny), Vision (where we aim to be and what our team should be like), and Values (our values and what shapes our character), and have named these collectively "TBM Compass." It will serve as a "compass" that each of us can naturally draw upon so that we do not lose sight of the direction we should go in.


TBM Compass（PDF）

Founders message

Our goal is to realize a "Sustainability Revolution."
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The future you want won't come if you just wait for it.
No matter how much you try to predict the future,
The future you want to live in won't just come to you.
With strong will, and with a clear vision,
You have to take on the challenge and create it yourself.
You won't be able to reach the future you want to live in.

Sustainability Revolution
Up until now, the agricultural revolution, the industrial revolution,
The digital information revolution occurred,
It is said that the next thing that will happen is the AI revolution.
Next,
A "Sustainability Revolution" is coming.
I believe it, and I believe it must be made to happen.
It is our mission to lead that revolution.

A massive river is flowing right before my eyes.
Black, muddy waters clash violently, blocking the path ahead.
People stop, give up, and spend their days there.
Unaware that crossing the river would lead to a wonderful world.
That is the era we live in,
If the ideal future we should strive for awaits us on the other side of the river,
Our job is to build a bridge across that river.
It will take an enormous amount of time.
It might not be easy for people to understand.
Even so, if we can finish building the bridge
It can contribute to the happiness of humankind even 10 years from now, or even 100 years from now.
That's our job.

Representative Director & CEO
Nobuyoshi Yamasaki

Origin of company name

Times Bridge Management

TBM stands for Times Bridge Management.

"We want to create technologies and businesses that will last for 100 years, and become a company that bridges the gap between eras."

This is the sentiment behind it.

About the corporate logo

The logo design of TBM is based on the mission of TBM to be a bridge to the future. With permanence and internationality by combining modernity with movement, traditional elements with a sense of stability, Japanese motifs and alphabets.

  • [T] Horizontal movement due to asymmetry and the flow of time toward the future
  • [B] Mobius-shaped cycle (sustainability) and infinity
  • [M] Achievement and development through innovation, tracing a V-shaped trajectory.

CI image movie

We have created a 30-second video to deliver our message behind the logo. 

Photograph: ©Akiko Ichikawa

Clouds Architecture Office
Masayuki Sono / Ostap Rudakević
Based in New York, they are involved in the design of a wide range of projects, from cultural facilities and public art to space architecture, using a design approach that specializes in creativity, integrating knowledge from architecture, art, and science.
In 2005, he won the American Institute of Architects (AISA) Public Architecture Award for his winning entry in the Staten Island 9/11 Memorial International Competition in New York. In 2015, he won the NASA design competition. In 2016, he received the AISA Interior Design Honor Award, among other awards. In 2013, he became a visiting professor at the Pratt School of Design, Department of Architecture.

Times Bridge Media

TBM owned media

This is TBM's owned media platform, which conveys the organization and culture of the company.
This section showcases the internal initiatives of TBM members and their challenges in building bridges to the future they envision.
Media outlets can be found here.