Family Mart relaxes customer service rules in recognition of clerks who aren’t native Japanese speakers, also allows dyed hair.
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Researcher says more than half of central Tokyo convenience stores have foreigners working the graveyard shift.
Illustrator says one group loves Uniqlo, asks women to split the bill on dates.
American-born Japanese celebrity Pakkun’s comparison doesn’t go over well, but one commenter has a better food analogy.
With slapstick, situational comedy and a clever use of language, the video is sure to make anyone laugh.
In just the first day of his stay, designer tweeted more than 50 things that pleasantly surprised him about Japan.
One more reason to visit beautiful Kanagawa, just a 30-minute train ride from downtown Tokyo.
“The truth is that without foreigners, Japanese society cannot function,” says researcher.
Japanese government to start fast-tracking select foreigner workers in “Cool Japan” professions.
Much has been written about the experience of being a Western-looking foreigner in Japan. But what is the situation like for foreigners of Asian backgrounds?
The Japanese language’s lack of a definite article was definitely the cause of this cross-cultural convenience store misunderstanding.
Famed Japanese politeness wraps so far back around that it ends up being pretty rude on Osaka train.