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Jul 2018

Japanese city Iga bombarded with job applications from wannabe foreign ninjas after major misunderstanding

A major misunderstanding has led aspiring ninjas from around the world to inundate the city of Iga with inquiries about possible work opportunities after an interview with a local official was lost i…

Jul 2018

Japan needs more ‘unskilled’ foreign workers – but they can’t bring family

Japan wants to start accepting more foreign workers from April next year, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Tuesday, as the country faces a serious labour crunch across many of its industries.

Jul 2018

Temperature hits 41.1 C near Tokyo, highest ever in Japan

The mercury hit 41.1 degrees Celsius (106 Fahrenheit) in Kumagaya, a city in Saitama prefecture that is about 65 kilometres (40 miles) northwest of Tokyo, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. T…

Jul 2018

In Japan, the rise of the house husband redraws established gender norms

In a country where, for generations, a man’s job has taken priority over family life, a push to shift cultural gender roles is underway as the government struggles with a stubbornly low birth rate

Mar 2018

Hit and run involving ‘Mario Kart’ driver could spell ‘game over’ for popular Tokyo street tours

A hit-and-run accident involving a Taiwanese tourist may be the final nail in the coffin of go-kart tours that have become one of the most popular ways to see Tokyo and a number of oth…