When working in Japan, it is mandatory for an employee to make payments to Japan Pension Fund.

If you are leaving Japan for good, you can take back what you paid, but there is an upper limit. Let's m…

posted by  Yubi | 8 years, 2 months ago | 1 comment

Death from overwork and ceaseless overtime are closely related to the rise of what in Japan are known as burakku kigyo, loosely translated as “dark companies” or “evil corporations.”

posted by  banzaitokyo | 8 years, 2 months ago | 1 comment

Building the best robot you can is difficult and stressful. You know what isn’t difficult or stressful? Building the worst robot you can, and then seeing if it can manage to be even more terrible tha…

posted by  banzaitokyo | 8 years, 2 months ago | 3 comments

While the cost of housing is climbing in many global cities, the average middle-class family in Tokyo can still afford to buy a new, single-family detached home for $300,000. That’s right. The typica…

posted by  Sergey | 8 years, 2 months ago | 2 comments

Civil rights activist Fred Korematsu, an Oakland native who fought the government's internment of Japanese Americans during World War II, was honored by Google Doodle on Monday on what would have bee…

posted by  Sergey | 8 years, 2 months ago | 1 comment

Tokyo is a delicious assault on the senses. A tidal wave of lights, sounds, smells and an entirely different culture hits you as soon as you enter the city.

It’s difficult to really get to the heart …

posted by  banzaitokyo | 8 years, 2 months ago | 2 comments

The other day we stumbled upon a building in Osaka that was shaped like a dachshund. As it turns out, it was a warehouse and distribution center for the Japanese pet food company DoggyMan, which made…

posted by  banzaitokyo | 8 years, 2 months ago | 2 comments

Uchi-Kanda has always been one of Tokyo’s most colorful carousing districts. Just to the north of buttoned-up Otemachi and Marunouchi, its narrow streets are lined with low-budget eateries and boiste…

posted by  banzaitokyo | 8 years, 2 months ago | 1 comment

Further cementing his place as the top star in Japanese architecture today, Kengo Kuma will next design a luxury hotel in Ginza set to open in early 2020.

In addition to designing the new Yamanote Li…

posted by  banzaitokyo | 8 years, 2 months ago | 1 comment

With a history spanning back almost four decades, the annual Tokyo Auto Salon (TAS) aftermarket and tuning show has become a must-see for any enthusiast. The show is as unique as the market it attem…

posted by  banzaitokyo | 8 years, 2 months ago | 4 comments