Living in Japan comes with unique customs, etiquette, and expectations. From bowing correctly to respecting public spaces, ...

I moved to Japan three years ago and started working a corporate job. Hanging out with coworkers at nomikai is important, and they often involve a lot of alcohol. Fax machines are surprisingly popular ...

In 2019, the Japanese government introduced the Work Style Reform Law which sought to increase diversity in the workplace and improve working conditions. But reform has not been sufficiently discussed ...

Tension – Expats rave about Japan’s efficiency and harmony, yet privately feel squeezed by rules they can’t quite name. Noise – Travel vlogs and corporate brochures flatten complex social codes into ...

Indonesians pack Japanese mustard greens for shipment in the city of Hokota, Ibaraki Prefecture, on Oct. 10, 2025. A technical intern, left, said she chose to come to Japan for her training because ...

Japan's aging workforce, labor shortages, and government policies show how the country has adapted as 30% of its population ...

As of June 2024, approximately 600,000 Vietnamese citizens were residing in Japan. The number of Vietnamese residents in Japan has increased tenfold over the last decade as Vietnamese residents ...

Seniors living in poverty or working to supplement their income are on the rise as Japan’s public pension system cracks under a super aging society. In Japan, seniors are at the top of the social ...

WARABI, Japan (Reuters) - Mazlum Balibay paves Japan’s roads, digs its sewers and lays its water pipes – all for a country that doesn’t want him. Balibay, 24, is a Kurdish asylum seeker who fled to ...