My bank wants my residence card details to fight terrorism. Do I have to comply?
Banks are sending some non-Japanese customers requests to come into their branch and confirm their identities, which they say is part of a broader strategy to combat crime.
Remote Nagasaki island 'getting energy' from Vietnamese students
An island suffering from the effects of depopulation has offered Vietnamese students a discount to study Japanese there.
Cheap, spacious, crowd-free: Rural Japan is having a moment with the foreign community
Laura Blackhall took a risk purchasing an empty house in the Ibaraki countryside. Amid and following a pandemic, though, it's a choice that just might pay off.
Raise a glass in memory of Tokyo's messier tourist traps
Robot Restaurant and MariCar (or Street Kart or whatever you want to call it) were problematic tourist experiences, sure. That doesn't mean they weren't bold.
'The bond between a blind person and her guide dog is hard to compare to any other relationship'
My bicultural child is starting to reveal his two faces
I'm having second thoughts on being a 'citizen of the world'
Masks, noisy TVs and the lessons my students have learned from Corona-san
Naomi Osaka is the role model that Japan needs right now
I'm happy to be in Japan, but it shouldn't have taken this long to get back
An outsider's look at the problems plaguing rural Japan
When new people come to town they bring a flurry of new ideas with them. In the small town of Nakatsugawa, this has meant an exciting cultural exchange.
TELL takes its fundraisers online ahead of holiday rush
The bureaucratic wall that hampers entry to Japan
A transgender woman caught in the system finds help from the community
BLM Tokyo continues the conversation on race with webinar series
Japan Writers Conference and revival of Monkey magazine make for a literary October
SpeakHer wants to end the all-male panel and bring women's voices into a range of discussions
Pushing international dialogue over the airwaves of Hokkaido's FM G'Sky
A radio station in small-town Hokkaido wants to help its listeners broaden their horizons.
‘We just have to work hard to make informed decisions and keep things moving’
When Hitoshi met Bob: A Tokyo love story
A simple 'How are you doing?' can be a lifeline for stressed-out parents
Indian student rallies friends to raise more than ¥500,000 for Foodbank Sendai
‘Japan has to remember that it is not just importing workers, it is importing people who have hopes’
Breaking up is hard to do, but sometimes it needs to be done
Double the disaster means extra preparation for your emergency kit
With the COVID-19 pandemic ongoing and typhoon season approaching, don't forget to update your emergency evacuation bag.
In Japan, gearing up for a new type of job market
How U.S. citizens in Japan can apply for coronavirus aid payments from home
How the coronavirus widens a cultural divide
Compensation may be a matter for the 'Red Book'
Making sure you're prepared for a Japan-wide lockdown
Japanese corporate culture explains why experts given back seat in virus response
