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The results of a recent survey come with Twitter horror stories about power-hungry superiors pushing their staff around, even mid-crisis.
Family Mart relaxes customer service rules in recognition of clerks who aren’t native Japanese speakers, also allows dyed hair.
Researcher says more than half of central Tokyo convenience stores have foreigners working the graveyard shift.
Close to half say they weren’t in a relationship with the guy at the time.
Frustrated professional busts up her office’s outdated “tea squad” tradition with a perfectly salted comeback.
Exasperated mom says cute animal characters are showing young students exactly what not to do in life.
Demand grows more than 10 times in size in just five years as Japanese family dynamics change.
Why keep the job you have now when you could be creating Hyrule’s forests, dungeons, and monsters instead?
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.
Dwango, the operators of Japan’s Nico Nico Douga streaming service, want to connect passionate cosplayers with paying jobs.
If male employees can take time off for their child’s birth, there’s one simple way to keep them working, he says.
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.
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