Bento Box - Fast, Convenient, Unique

Bento Box - Fast, Convenient, Unique
A bento (弁当), or obento, is more than just a lunch box in Japan

Samurai Town - Day Trip to Kanazawa

Samurai Town - Day Trip to Kanazawa
From ancient samurai houses to beautifully preserved Edo districts, a day trip …

Live to 100+ in Okinawa - One of the world's five Blue Zone

Live to 100+ in Okinawa - One of the world's five Blue Zone
One of the world's five Blue Zones, the Japanese archipelago of Okinawa, has a …

Labor Pressures Force Japan to Loosen Job Restrictions for Foreigners

Labor Pressures Force Japan to Loosen Job Restrictions for Foreigners
For decades after World War II, there was significant migration to Japan, but i…

How Staying At A Job You Don’t Enjoy Can Hurt You

How Staying At A Job You Don’t Enjoy Can Hurt You
Staying in a job you don’t like can have negative effects on your health and ca…

Monthly Cost of Living for a Single Person in Japan

Monthly Cost of Living for a Single Person in Japan

Relocating to another country can seem very daunting, and among many other fa…

Japanese Employee Perks and Benefits

Japanese Employee Perks and Benefits

It is said that happy employees are the building blocks to a successful compa…

Japan’s IT Engineer Shortage has Reached a Critical Stage

Japan’s IT Engineer Shortage has Reached a Critical Stage
SHORTAGE IS NOT A NEW PROBLEM
Despite a large number of recent articles deta…

Holidays in Japanese Companies: What to Expect

Holidays in Japanese Companies: What to Expect
For some, thinking about Japanese work culture easily conjures up the image of …