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Running until the middle of October, here’s why you need to check out Design Ah! Exhibition Neo while you can.
Check out this week's Top Jobs in Japan! Apply to positions in teaching, sales, hospitality, localization and more.
Japan will hire 50,000 Indian workers in tech, nursing and more. Learn how Indians can work in Japan, apply and build a new ...
Why do so many foreigners turn Japan into their whole identity? Here's why “Main Character Expats” thrive—and how not to ...
Visit Himeji this weekend for the Himeji Summer Festival 2025 at Otemae Park. Watch live performances by talented artists, ...
The polite version of “FYI” is nen no tame kyoyu sasete itadakimasu (念のため共有させていただきます). Use it to pass along documents or ...
Learn the differences between universities in Japan, from public and private schools to vocational colleges, and how ...
Tokyo Ginza Street Culture. Held by Waseda University’s Department of Social Sciences, this special exhibit revisits the ideas of scholar Wajiro Kon, who observ ...
Osaka weekly events for Sept. 9–15, 2025. Festivals, concerts, exhibitions and more—your guide to what’s happening in Osaka ...
The Golden Route is the quintessential travel itinerary for first-time visitors to Japan. It traditionally includes Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka and (sometimes) Hiroshima, offering a well-rounded introduction ...
At portent times such as the new year, Japanese people often wait in long lines at shrines to draw a special kind of fortune known as an omikuji (御 ( お ) 神 ( み ) 籤 ( くじ )). In the past before ...
While Osaka and Tokyo are the best-known big cities in Japan, the fourth-biggest city, Nagoya, has recently undergone a facelift. Thanks to its attractive restaurants offering quality local foods, its ...