Living in Japan

LIVING IN JAPAN

Nara Deer Move Themselves to Osaka – and Nara Doesn’t Want Them Back

There are too many deer in Nara Park. To remedy the situation, it seems at least a few of the creatures are…

LIVING IN JAPAN

Tokyo Citizens Protest That the Rent Is Too Damn High

Tokyo is becoming hard to afford for more people, with the cost of a one-bedroom home reaching record levels.

LIVING IN JAPAN

Immigrant Crime in Japan Is Dropping as Anti-Immigrant Rhetoric Soars

Right-wingers in Japan claim that the country is becoming more unsafe due to immigrants. The data doesn't back that up.

LIVING IN JAPAN

Japan to Expand Entry Screening and Raise Visa Fees

Traveling and moving to Japan is about to get a lot more expensive, thanks to a proposed set of fee hikes.

LIVING IN JAPAN

Ibaraki Prefecture to Pay Residents a Bounty for Reporting Illegal Foreign Workers

The bounty-style reporting scheme is unprecedented at the prefectural level - and it's drawing some obvious criticisms.

ENVIRONMENT

Tokyo’s Plan to Charge for Garbage Service Has Some Residents Howling

Garbage fees have successfully reduced waste in West Tokyo. Here's why some residents are up in arms over the proposal.

LIVING IN JAPAN

Why Japan Hates the New “Bachelor Tax” Aimed at Reversing Population Decline

The new levy is intended to secure the country's future - but some are calling for the agency that instituted it to…

INSIDER

Moving to Japan: The ULTIMATE Guide (We’re Not Joking)

Want to move to Japan? About to land and confused about what to do when you get here? Here's everything you need…