I feared the crush of the rush, but now my commute completes me
Everybody knows that it is hard to make a good living from writing alone. However, every aspiring writer I've met has thought they might end up as that one-in-a-million exception to the rule. Most learn the hard truth in their 20s, but some have ...
Comfort for the sole: More salarymen opting to wear sneakers on the job
More Japanese are wearing sneakers to work as companies look to improve the health of their employees. In a country where rigid dress codes often place an emphasis on conformity, the sneaker trend can be seen as a breath of fresh air. Numerous kinds of sneakers ...
Tokyo's heaving subway system girds for 2020 Olympics
It's Monday morning and Tokyo is going back to work. By 8:16 at Shinjuku Station, the world's busiest, lines of waiting commuters overlap with the people looking to go in the opposite direction. The smell of pastries from a bakery wafts over the stream ...
Japan's top 10 buzzwords of 2011
The phrases and buzzwords that were on everyone's lips in 2011.
Tough commute? Let these apps ease the pain
No, there's not an app for lessening commuter rush-hour congestion, but there are a few that can make the journey a bit more bearable.
