Business and Economy

BUSINESS AND ECONOMY

Japan Reacts to The Shop at KonMari

Should a self-defined minimalist be selling $200 tea containers?

BUSINESS AND ECONOMY

Japanese Recruiting Firm Sold Job-Seeker’s “Scores” Without Consent

A recruiting company used a predictive program to assess the odds that a candidate would decline a job - and then sold…

BUSINESS AND ECONOMY

Japan’s New Currency: Who’s On the 2024 Yen Notes?

Japan may be pivoting to a cashless society, but cash is still king - and the figures chosen for its new currency…

BUSINESS AND ECONOMY

Unseen Japan Kaiwa 4: An Inconvenient Conbini

Why has the 24-7 Japanese convenience store suddenly become controversial? How critical are such stores to daily life in Japan? And why…

BUSINESS AND ECONOMY

MUJI: Is Japan’s “Brand-less” Brand Taking Over the World?

With stores popping up globally, copycats abounding in China, and even a hotel in Ginza, MUJI is on a roll. What's the…

BUSINESS AND ECONOMY

Is AirBnB Japan Back From the Dead?

The popular service took a nosedive after a new law passed last year. Listings have returned - but should travelers be concerned?

BUSINESS AND ECONOMY

A Major Inconvenience? Citing Overwork, 7-11 Owner in Osaka Stops 24/7 Operation

A 7-11 franchisee who's "on the verge of working to death" said he's shortening his store's hours - a move that has…

BUSINESS AND ECONOMY

Unseen Japan Kaiwa 2: Teacher, Teacher – Reader Response to Teacher in Japan Who Hit Student

English language YouTuber and former Japanese schoolteacher teacher Misaki joins Unseen Japan to discuss our reader's top comments about the teacher who…