Japan is usually thought of as a major travel destination: it's the place you go to marvel at centuries-old temples and traditional towns, not necessarily to get some work done. But it turns out it c…

posted by  banzaitokyo | 5 years, 5 months ago | 0 comments

If you’re looking to work in Japan, check back here each week as we look through our database of top jobs in Japan posted to GaijinPot and pick some of the ones we think are most interesting.

posted by  banzaitokyo | 5 years, 7 months ago | 0 comments

Japanese authorities are planning to intensify a crackdown on illegal private-lodging businesses.

The move comes at a time when a new law will be put into force that will allow anyone in principle to…

posted by  Yubi | 6 years, 6 months ago | 0 comments

A rare chance to see horseback archery, a traditional Oiran Dochu procession, an everything-doggo festival and more.

posted by  Yubi | 6 years, 7 months ago | 0 comments

For newcomers to Tokyo, it can come as quite a surprise that Tokyo’s main international gateway—Narita Airport—is not really very close to Tokyo at all. In fact, it’s so rural and remote that the vie…

posted by  Yubi | 6 years, 8 months ago | 0 comments

The number of foreign residents is Japan has hit a new record high, but there are also more cases of people overstaying their visas.

The Justice Ministry's Immigration Bureau says about 2.56 million …

posted by  Yubi | 6 years, 8 months ago | 0 comments

Railway fans have flocked to Kyoto for a debut of new train cars that will take tourists to the ancient Enryaku-ji Temple in Mount Hiei.

After a commemorative ceremony, the first train departed Demac…

posted by  Yubi | 6 years, 8 months ago | 0 comments

Being a foreign software engineer in Tokyo has its ups and downs. If you work in a company of foreigners you’re mostly shielded from the experience, but if you work in an actual Japanese company ther…

posted by  banzaitokyo | 6 years, 8 months ago | 0 comments

I began by asking Annesley why March historically sees such a high number of suicides in Japan. “In Japan, March comes right before the start of the new fiscal and academic year. Anxiety and fear pea…

posted by  banzaitokyo | 6 years, 8 months ago | 0 comments

A western Japanese city has unveiled a new plan to urge more foreigners to move there to halt the decline in its population.

Akitakata City is located in a mountainous area in Hiroshima Prefecture. I…

posted by  Yubi | 6 years, 8 months ago | 0 comments