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Will Toyota Implement a Four-Day Work Week?

As workers continue to struggle with work/life balance, Toyota may become the latest Japanese company to implement a flexible work schedule.

As Tokyo’s Train Suicides Spike, Where Are The Platform Doors?

An apparent spike in self-harm incidents at Tokyo train stations in June raises the question: why do so many stations still lack platform doors?

Riding Electric Suitcase Gets Japan Resident Prosecuted

A Chinese resident of Osaka learned the hard way recently that, in Japan, you can't ride your luggage on the sidewalk.

Tokyo Marathon 2025 To Include Nonbinary and Disabled People

The Tokyo Marathon, saying it wants to be the most inclusive race in the world, is adding nonbinary and Duo categories this year.

Review – Illusory Dwellings: Aesthetic Meditations in Kyoto

Mystified by the depths of Japanese aesthetic tradition? Then Allen S. Weiss' new book, "Illusory Dwellings: Aesthetic Meditations in Kyoto", may be for you.

Pets OK, No Foreigners: The Reality of Housing Discrimination in Japan

What's it like renting in Japan? For many resident foreigners, it's a humiliating ordeal - and it's even worse if you aren't white.