Payoneer announced its expansion into Japan
Last week, online cross-border payments company Payoneer announced its expansion into Japan via subsidiary Payoneer Japan. While the business was already processing payments between Japan a…
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Nara town promotes tourism with flying dog-drone mascot, Yukimaru
The latest example of a regional Japan promotional video hoping to go viral is this one from Oji in Nara Prefecture, which features a flying dog. The drone-dog flies around the area, “walki…
4 Ways Living in Japan Can Make You Healthier
With one of the world’s longest-living populations, it’s not much of a surprise that spending time in Japan can have a positive impact on your health. Although people’s bodies (and minds) do rea…
Navigating Tokyo's subway maze gets easier for tourists
The Tokyo metropolitan government on Feb. 21 installed its first multiple-language, direction-giving ticket-vending machine on a Toei subway line to prepare for a further influx of vis…
Robot Throwdown Robo-One To Be Held at Kobe's Youth Science Museum Beginning on Feb. 25
Science hasn’t quite progressed to the point where we can view large-scale mechas pummeling each other in a special colosseum...but we do have the next best thing! Misumi Group, a robot manufact…
Travel Back in Time to a World of Traditional Japanese Fashion... and Steampunk!
On Apr. 1 and 2, Laforet Museum Harajuku will be hosting Japan's biggest original Steampunk festival as it celebrates its 5th anniversary! As a "steampunk + alternative history event",…
Take a whirlwind tour through the history of Japanese schoolgirl fashion
Ever wondered how quickly junior high school fashion changes in Japan? Produced by mobile phone provider NTT Docomo, this music video a whirlwind tour of teenaged girl fashion through the ages i…
Japan’s New Permanent Residency Rules Explained
Back in mid-January, I was somewhat surprised to read that the Japanese Immigration Bureau had announced a relaxation of some of its immigration rules for skilled foreign workers. Until rec…
Tokyo home by Fujiilab comprises cluster of protruding white boxes
The staggered stack of boxes that form this family home in central Tokyo contain a set of spiralling, interconnected rooms. The house was designed for Daisuke Ibano, a member of the team at loca…
Japan’s move to end ‘death by overwork’ will drag economic growth: Deutsche Bank
Japan's efforts to put the kibosh on karoshi, or "death by overwork," by addressing excessive overtime could weigh heavily on economic growth, Deutsche Bank said. "Cuts in ov…