Are you an innovation-loving young professional? Brace yourself for the chance you’ll run into this aggravations working in Japan.
working in Japan (Page 9)
Farewells can be sad, but in a Japanese business saying good-bye can be a pain because of the country’s elevator etiquette.
Growing number of companies expect job candidates to exhibit Instagram skills as part of the selection process.
You have one new friend request: Survey answers reveal workers’ dilemma and bosses’ motivation.
New system could start as early as next year, making it easier for foreigners with anime aspirations to get their foot in the door.
Employees show increased ability to eat lightning, crap thunder, and actually go home on time.
Japanese government to start fast-tracking select foreigner workers in “Cool Japan” professions.
Common sense will actually keep you pretty safe when navigating the “etiquette minefield” of a job interview in Japan.
No need to wait until the workday is done before knocking back a cold one, and it just might lead to a full-time position.
Corey Bunnell, the most unexpected and unintentional inspiration to aspiring game designers.
Those ropes don’t seem so innocent when you read what’s on either side of them.
The Japanese language’s lack of a definite article was definitely the cause of this cross-cultural convenience store misunderstanding.
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