Living in Japan
The number of Japanese citizens falls below 120 million for the first time in 42 years, but the foreign community continues to grow.
Sure, that big, fluffy down blanket is a must for making it through a Japanese winter, but how are you supposed to clean it when summer comes around?
Annual study finds sharp decline in interest among foreign residents to stick around for the long haul, but it’s probably leaving out some differing voices.
Seems like the people doing on-the-street immigration checks should know what immigration documents look like, doesn’t it?
First increase to visa fees in nearly 50 years will affect some arriving foreigners more than others.
Rising security and economic tensions prompting consideration of new rules to make it harder for foreigners to buy property in Japan.
Many people with dreams are poised to save understaffed kitchens, but they’re currently stuck behind a bureaucratic velvet rope.
Change comes with less than half a week’s notice, new requirements will take five more years to meet.
Spring relocations in Japan can drain your budget faster than expected, and garbage disposal fees are the biggest surprise.
Japan’s young adult foreign national population is soaring while its ethnically Japanese counterpart is shrinking.
Proponents say they want to use extra money to improve quality of life for foreign residents, strengthen programs to find and deport illegal residents.
Ibaraki’s first Foreign Resident Happiness Index finds some surprising variety in its three subcategories.
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