Workers are said to be participating in the government’s Technical Intern Training Program.
Back in 1993, the Japanese government started up the Technical Intern Training Program, a work training pro…

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Production is underway on an under-the-radar feature adaptation of BAFTA-winning BBC comedy series, People Just Do Nothing.
Focus Features and BBC Films financed the project and Universal Pictures In…

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When the one-off performance of Star Wars kabuki was announced, it made sense.
Star Wars is deeply influenced by Japan, so it seemed as though this would work.
The kabuki version is a fascinating tak…

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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 through its dail…

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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 yen (US…

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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 scenery,…

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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 become in…

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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 spee…

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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 to spo…

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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 sexuality in…

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