Go ahead and laugh, because the former midfielder will have the last laugh all the way to the bank… his big bank of poo.
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Japan’s version of the fast food giant has surpassed an already optimistic forecast and landed in a Big Mac truck load of cash.
Japanese people not in employment or education have said “If you get a job, you lose!” but how do they feel once they actually join the workforce?
In the relatively new market of video services in Japan, one clearly stands above the rest. But you might be surprised what it is.
The curious case of the Kakamigahara Lawson has caused the company to take a second look at how they operate.
Our veteran salaryman-turned-reporter gives his idea for the one thing that has to change before Japan will stop working itself to death.
Boy’s sporting ambitions slide in survey as girls stick with the same favorite for the 21st year running.
Majority of participants who don’t live with Mom and Dad are losing money while they work in the anime industry.
According to Yoshitada Fukuhara, anime may be the only thing left to save Japan’s economy.
Thanks in part to paying employees more, CEO Sarah Cassanova has put the chain back on top like never before.
Are you an innovation-loving young professional? Brace yourself for the chance you’ll run into this aggravations working in Japan.
Businesses in one of Japan’s oldest shopping strips are wondering if they can survive after the surprising new increase.
Farewells can be sad, but in a Japanese business saying good-bye can be a pain because of the country’s elevator etiquette.
The missiles may not be physically crashing into Japan, but their effect is hitting television stations square in the wallet.
If an interplanetary warlord can’t land a job in this economy what hopes do the rest of us have?
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