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Frustrated professional busts up her office’s outdated “tea squad” tradition with a perfectly salted comeback.
Demand grows more than 10 times in size in just five years as Japanese family dynamics change.
If this tactic fails, drivers may even consider letting people cross the white line while the bus is in motion.
Getting turned down for a job hurts, but one company wants to do what it can to help job-hunters bounce back from a rejection.
When a company ensures that everyone deserves a second chance, it’s a company worth working for.
The slide from pinnacle of children’s entertainment to threat of obscurity continues for Jibanyan and crew.
Gomen and kudasai are great for travelers and students, but if you’re going to be successful and happy working in Japan, you’ll want to know these.
Go ahead and laugh, because the former midfielder will have the last laugh all the way to the bank… his big bank of poo.
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.