After living in Tokyo for ten years, our Osaka-born writer Seiji Nakazawa shares some experiences from his hometown he thought were normal but actually weren’t.
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Going to work for an anime company continues to be a terrible plan if your goal is to get rich.
Man arrested after failing to grasp this not-so-cryptic aspect of Japanese business manners.
Who beats out religious proponents and yakuza for the most feared customer to encounter at a mobile phone counter?
Known traditionally as “Pocky Day” in Japan, 11 November may become “Good Shopping Day” before long.
Rather than some social program saying farming is good for “troubled youth,” Vegefru Farms says “troubled youth” are the answer to farming’s prayers.
Emotions can range from being ready to take on the world to “Man, I sure wish I was drunk right now.”
While perseverance is a trait to be admired, there comes a point where “Suck it up, buttercup” is just terrible career advice.
Generally mystery meat is something to be avoided, unless you’re talking about Cup Noodle brand mystery meat.
Anime has plenty of rousing anthems, but some are calling this data downright depressing.
Low incomes possibly to blame for huge drop-off in number of working artists as they get older.
Yes, you, too, might become a double-medalist in the Olympics, but only if you eat your instant curry!
Power harassment is a relatively newly defined but widespread form of workplace harassment in Japan where people abuse their rank by demeaning their subordinates. But why do people do it?
Famous for his ability to demolish buildings, the King of the Monsters would also be pretty adept at wrecking Japan’s finances.
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