By night, though, he runs the Bouzu Bar (bouzu being the Japanese word for “monk”).
Before opening his own bar, he spent a year studying bartending and learning all he could about various types of al…

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In its next iteration, the Subaru WRX STI—as well as its more civilian WRX brethren—could reportedly abandon its current four-door body style to bring back the coupe format not seen since the rally-i…

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Just ask Microsoft, which tested a shorter work week in Japan and gave workers in Tokyo every Friday off this past August.
Simply Business, a call center in the United Kingdom, switched its 500 emplo…

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If you’re saving up your yennies for a trip to the the Pokémon Center Mega Tokyo store, here are some of the awesome items available to purchase.
▼ Located far away from Mega Charizard Y is Mega Char…

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But you don't always have a choice--especially if your work culture demands that you show up early and stay late.
The country is known for some of the longest working hours in the world.
The hope was…

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KYODO NEWS - 2 hours ago - 04:00 | Lifestyle, JapanA fire gutted two thatched-roof huts near a World Heritage site in central Japan on Monday, causing a scare for locals and tourists less than a week…

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It’s peak persimmon drying season in Japan right now.
The reason early November is peak persimmon drying season is because dried persimmons (hoshigaki) are a traditional food that plays a central rol…

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In a month long experiment this past August, Microsoft Japan saw a 40% increase in productivity levels by employees when a four day workweek was implemented.
Microsoft's “Work Life Choice Challenge” …

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Clocking in at seven minutes long, this Final Fantasy VII Remake ad is the longest commercial to ever air on Japanese television.
I t’s like a seven-minute short film about people into Final Fantasy …

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A Microsoft Japan trial into improving work-life balance has found productivity increased by 40 per cent when employees were given a four-day working week.
In addition to the increase in productivity…

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