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Travel videographer, video games translator and kindergarten teacher among this week's top picks for jobs in Japan open to candidates abroad. On Nov 28, 2019Each week GaijinPot looks throug…
Wrap up against the chill with Soot Sprites, Totoro, Jiji, Howl’s fire demon, and a snuggly Catbus. The first collection features a number of large stoles for adults, each retailing for 4,500 ye…
Kyoto has a heartbreaking message for visitors who carve graffiti on trees in the famous grove. Kyoto is one of Japan’s top tourist destinations, filled with historic buildings and beautiful sce…
Iwatani’s detention marks a potential new, dangerous phase in the CCP government’s undermining of academic freedoms for its expansive regime security interests. Soon Iwatani’s detention had beco…
One of Tokyo’s neighbors may become the first place in Japan to enact punishment for hate speech. Be that as it may, it wasn’t until 2016 that Japan’s Diet passed a nationwide law outlawing hate…
In a country where asking for, and even offering, help can be culturally difficult, these kindhearted badges aim to make a difference. But recently, some troubled moms and dads have been happy t…
TOKYO — Ikuo Sato stood in front of a Tokyo court in April and told the world he was gay. To a packed room, he described the anxiety he had felt as a young man, struggling to express his sexuali…
Tokyo (CNN) — Tokyo is arguably one of the most modern cities in the world, a heaving metropolis with its sights set fully on the future. The Mori Art Museum, for instance, sits atop Mori Tower,…
[Photo courtesy of Tokyo Yakatabune Association]Traditional "yakatabune" boat companies make 60 to 70 percent of their annual profits between July and September. "It is possible t…
KYODO NEWS - 2 hours ago - 13:14 | All, JapanA specially built car that carried Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako in a parade to commemorate the former's enthronement earlier this mo…
