foreigners in Japan (Page 6)
Get a stamp of approval with your own Japanese personal seal complete with your Japanese kanji name.
A cutting comeback from a Japanese-proficient foreigner leaves one man with a permanent emotional scar, but there are softer ways to make your point too.
Personality issues and skill deficiencies cited as problem areas with almost one in five saying the pressure is making them want to quit their jobs as soon as possible.
Gift shop kimono are almost nothing like the real thing, but can Mr. Sato’s fashion aura transcend national boundaries?
You can’t produce a foreign resident card when you’re not a foreigner.
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You might have thought no one cares about the series that he got caught for, but they do, and his total damages are estimated at 1.8 billion yen.
Hotel operators say the ancient capital’s beautiful temples have a newfound image as congested and inconvenient.
Immigration Bureau’s relaxed visa policy has boosted tourism from southeast Asia, but it seems to have come with an unwanted side-effect.
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