LIVING IN JAPAN
Exchange Students to Japan Warn: Japan Isn’t Like Anime
A Japanese reporter asked exchange students what they thought about life in Japan. Their answers, she says, are sobering - and people…
discrimination
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LIVING IN JAPAN
LIVING IN JAPAN
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…
TRAVEL
Citing Overtourism, Japan’s Himeji Castle May Charge Tourists 4x
Himeji Castle says it may charge foreign tourists four times more than locals. Is two-tier pricing in Japan sending mixed messages?
LGBTQ
LGBTQ in Japan: The State of the Law and Society
In 2024, Japan crept closer to equality and acceptance for LGBTQ people. However, full equality still remains out of reach for many.
LIVING IN JAPAN
Japan Can Soon Revoke Permanent Residency for Missed Taxes, Forgotten ID
Don't leave your wallet at home: a new law means Japan can kick out permanent residents for not paying taxes - or…
LAW & CRIME
Japanese Police Encouraged Racial Profiling, Plaintiffs’ Evidence Shows
Plaintiffs in a racial profiling case in Japan have submitted damning evidence that the Aichi police made profiling foreigners a matter of…
LIVING IN JAPAN
What Does Japan Think About Its Foreigner Population?
A survey released earlier this year reveals what Japanese citizens think about increased immigration - and shows a substantial split by age.
LGBTQ
Japanese LGBTQ Couple Win Political Asylum in Canada
A lesbian couple in Japan say conditions for them were so bad in their home country that Canada has granted them refugee…