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Japanese students just hoping for a cheaper college option than the U.S. by heading north may be disappointed — but there are plenty of other benefits.

At first glance, the discretionary work system looks like a dream come true in terms of work-life balance. On closer inspection, though, it has the potential to be a worker's nightmare.

Budding English skills built up over years at conversation school can wither as junior high school clubs take over students' lives.

Having experienced schools around the world, why do Colin P.A. Jones' daughters rank Japan's bottom of the class?

Far-right fanboys see in Japan an ethnostate that gets a free pass on the world stage, but it's a reputation that Japan needs to shake for its own good.

Millennials drawn to not only more jobs but also a perceived less competitive working environment.

Having just suffered a string of painful losses, this month I will explore compassionate leave (kibiki kyūka), the days you take off in Japan after the death of a close family member.

Nonprofit turns neglected land into productive farmland and brings together foreign volunteers and local people.

Tycoon's fund is accused of giving help to those who don't need it when it could instead be altering more destinies.

Early each year, Law of the Land likes to reflect on what one of Japan's three branches of government did the previous one. This time we'll look at the surprisingly durable Shinzo Abe habitat known as the Cabinet. First, lawyerly foreplay: definitions. What is the ...

In the wake of the Logan Paul "suicide forest" fiasco, YouTubers offer their tips on filming in Japan without infuriating the locals.

Two cases currently before the courts show how the reality of Japanese workplaces can clash with government attempts to encourage fathers to help raise their children.