The truth about working in Japan is more complicated than most people imagine. Long hours, rigid systems, and unique workplace culture shape the experience in ways that surprise foreigners and locals ...

In 2019, the Japanese government introduced the Work Style Reform Law which sought to increase diversity in the workplace and improve working conditions. But reform has not been sufficiently discussed ...

Japan's four-day workweek initiative isn't taking off as much as the government wants it to. Launched in 2021, the initiative aims to reduce overwork and address labor shortages. At Panasonic, only ...

Tension – Expats rave about Japan’s efficiency and harmony, yet privately feel squeezed by rules they can’t quite name. Noise – Travel vlogs and corporate brochures flatten complex social codes into ...

For centuries, sumo's deep links with the Shinto religion barred women from entering the ring, let alone allowing them to ...

Japan has taken some steps forward since the one-two punch of the earthquake and tsunami that hit the country in March. But the long-term health of the economy, which has continued to decline over the ...

WARABI, Japan (Reuters) - Mazlum Balibay paves Japan’s roads, digs its sewers and lays its water pipes – all for a country that doesn’t want him. Balibay, 24, is a Kurdish asylum seeker who fled to ...

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Japan Engineer District’s (USACE JED) Misawa Resident Office (MRO), located in the wintery hinterlands of Japan’s Aomori prefecture, is home to a small, but ...