Last year, the J-Twitter community went gaga over FamilyMart branded socks. Now, the major convenience store chain is back at it again – and is supporting the LGBT+ community in the process.
Would you hire a stranger to be your spouse or your parent? For some in Japan, the rental family is the answer to avoiding awkward social situations.
It’s not the only country that clings to the tech. But killing the fax machine in Japan has proven harder than some would have hoped.
A tradition popular in parts of Canada owes its roots to Japanese immigration. Now, some Japanese prefectures want to bring it back home.
Japan isn’t traditionally a large milk-consuming country. So why are politicians encouraging people to drink up?
All 28 stores suddenly closed. Lenders and employees left unpaid. Its CEO suddenly missing. What the heck happened to Japan’s Bellbe?
Hikidashi-ya are self-proclaimed hikikomori “rehabilitation facilities” that claim to be able to treat social withdrawal in children and adults as well as provide mental support and help finding a job. While this sounds like an answered prayer to many parents of hikikomori, the reality is frighteningly different.
Not everyone is working hard in Japan. Meet the company NEET, a new species of employee who’s flying under the radar.
The entertainment industry’s unwillingness to pay skilled language professionals to produce high-quality localizations is a matter of choice.
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