BUSINESS AND ECONOMY
Costco Japan Pays Workers a Fair Wage, Local Businesses Seethe
Costco Japan says it'll pay a higher than market wage in all its warehouses countrywide. That has some local business owners fuming.
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BUSINESS AND ECONOMY
LAW & CRIME
Foreign Residents Decry Japan’s “Legal Worker” Campaign as Harassment
Japan's Immigration Services Agency is cracking down on illegal work - but some say their "awareness campaign" encourages harassment.
LAW & CRIME
“It’s Me”: How Scammers in Japan Recruit the Young to Rob the Old
How scammers steal tens of millions of dollars in Japan every year - and coerce desperate young people into doing their dirty…
BUSINESS AND ECONOMY
Japanese Company Lets Workers Set Hours, Profits Soar
A Japanese t-shirt company and its unusual CEO are doing business differently - and the employees seem to dig it.
HISTORY
Moga: Japan’s “Modern Girl” of the Taisho Era
She was a symbol of prewar prosperity - and controversy. How the "modern girl" of Japan's roaring 1920s defined a new path…
JAPANESE LANGUAGE
Rōnin: Why Being a “Masterless Samurai” in Modern Japan Sucks
Saying "rōnin" in English conjures up images of cool, lone-wolf samurai. But in modern Japan, being a rōnin kinda sucks.
WOMEN
Survey: Japanese Women (Still) Do All the Housework
A recent survey asked married couples in Japan how much housework they do. The shocking results spotlight the unfair burden placed on…
ENTERTAINMENT
“Zelda Holiday”: Why Some in Japan Extended Their Long Vacation
The release of the latest installment of Nintendo's Zelda series saw some in Japan take off work - and some companies don't…