Whether you’re visiting Japan on business, working remotely, or just need a quick phone charge, this is definitely something you’ll want to take advantage of.
working in Japan (Page 6)
Supposedly less-than-perfect jobs both sound a lot better than the ones many people actually have.
#kutoo movement continues its fight to free women from company-enforced foot pain.
Fantasizing about relocating to Japan’s ancient capital? Here’s what it’ll cost you per month, and no, a minimum-wage job isn’t going to cut it.
JoJo character designer warns overseas fans about the hardships of working in Japanese animation.
Tokyo Electric Power Company plans to use new visa rules to add foreign staff to its 2011 earthquake/tsunami cleanup efforts.
Hiring managers sound off on different ‘dos, plus how much hair dyeing is acceptable for men or women.
Women in Japan are often required to wear heels for job hunting and office work, but the #KuToo movement wants to squash that part of the dress code.
500-restaurant chain closes all branches to give employees’ time to spend with families at New Year’s.
Attending the company’s “forget the year party” is all but required in Japan, but there are ways out, say the people who came up with these five fibs.
Your company is paying for you to take a pleasure trip! Awesome! You’ll be spending all weekend with your boss and coworkers! Not so awesome.
When you’re leaving the office before your coworkers, you don’t tell them “Sayonara,” you tell them “I’m being rude.”
In work-till-you-drop Japan, company is coming to the aid of distraught employees who say “I want to die.”
The life of the stressed-out main character in the live-action Winnie the Pooh film is one of leisure compared to many Japanese adults’.
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Kyoto’s 100 Demons yokai monster parade returns!
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New private rooms on Tokaido Shinkansen change the way we travel from Tokyo to Kyoto
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New definition of “Japanese whiskey” goes into effect to prevent fakes from fooling overseas buyers
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Studio Ghibli releases Kiki’s Delivery Service chocolate cake pouches in Japan
All-you-can-drink Starbucks and amazing views part of Tokyo’s new 170 meter-high sky lounge
More foreign tourists than ever before in history visited Japan last month
New Pokémon cakes let you eat your way through Pikachu and all the Eevee evolutions
Disney princesses get official manga makeovers for Manga Princess Cafe opening in Tokyo
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Sales of Japan’s most convenient train ticket/shopping payment cards suspended indefinitely
Sold-out Studio Ghibli desktop humidifiers are back so Totoro can help you through the dry season
Japanese government to make first change to romanization spelling rules since the 1950s
Ghibli founders Toshio Suzuki and Hayao Miyazaki contribute to Japanese whisky Totoro label design
Doraemon found buried at sea as scene from 1993 anime becomes real life【Photos】
Tokyo’s most famous Starbucks is closed
One Piece characters’ nationalities revealed, but fans have mixed opinions
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Seaside scenery, history, and so many desserts on Yokohama’s Akai Kutsu【Japan Loop Buses】
Japan’s summertime towelket pillowcases are even better with the addition of Ghibli stars【Photos】
Sushi restaurant in Tokyo serves up a plate of “old guy” for only 200 yen
Our reporter takes her 71-year-old mother to a visual kei concert for the first time
What do Japanese People Put in Their Rice Balls? Top 22 Most Popular Onigiri Fillings!
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Buying Japanese concert tickets may get even harder for foreign tourists with new government plan
Is Japan’s massive Shizuoka steak sandwich really as delicious as it looks in promo photos?
Wasp larvae bento: a traditional delicacy in the Japanese mountains
See? Not all My Little Pony fan art is erotic fan fic! Anime-loving MLP fans pony-fy anime stars
World record set for most crane games in one arcade with new game center in Tokyo
Red light district sushi restaurant in Tokyo shows us just how wrong we were about it
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