"Explore the contrast between the idealized vision of life in Japan and the everyday realities that come with living in this unique country. From the beauty of cherry blossoms to the hustle of urban ...

The new system upgrades the city's old flextime model, which previously allowed workers to take one weekday off every four ...

I spent a year teaching English in Japan. The experience was thrilling and a total culture shock. Living in Japan as an American is a 24-hour immersive learning experience. I returned to the US for my ...

From affordable living costs to cultural richness, discover how far your money might go if exploring Japan and what it means to be wealthy in the land of the rising sun.

The first thing I learned about Japan was that the summers are hot. Extremely hot and extremely humid. I learned this in August 2022 the hard way—pushing an overweight suitcase and backpack up steep ...

I'm an American who lived in Japan for about six years until I started to feel lonely and lost. I sold my house in Tokyo and traveled around Europe until I fell in love with the Netherlands. I used a ...

Editor’s note: "Retire in Japan" is part of an ongoing series on retiring abroad. To see all the articles in the series, jump to the end. Japan, with the world’s fourth-largest GDP after the U.S., ...

This is an updated version of a story first published on April 27, 2025. The original video can be viewed here. The world's population may have recently exceeded eight billion, but it's a deceptive ...

Experts say the country’s first lawsuit about police discrimination against foreign-born residents highlights a systematic problem. By Victoria Kim and Hisako Ueno It’s not that there is anything bad ...