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Tohru Miyano: Reverse-engineering an unlucky situation

People | WHY DID YOU LEAVE JAPAN? Dec 7, 2019

Tohru Miyano: Reverse-engineering an unlucky situation

by Kaori Shoji

Though nomadic and grueling, Tohru Miyano's experience of being moved from factory to factory across East Asia and the U.S. has, he says, left him feeling liberated and more open-minded.

Demand for non-Japanese engineers is growing, but know what you're in for before you apply

How-tos Jan 30, 2019

Demand for non-Japanese engineers is growing, but know what you're in for before you apply

by Rochelle Kopp

IT engineering is a field in which there are a lot of opportunities for non-Japanese who possess sufficient skills to work in Japan. There are 28,000 non-Japanese IT engineers working in Japan currently, comprising about 3 percent of all IT engineers in Japan, according ...

Digging deep: Singapore to unveil plans for an underground future next year

Asia Pacific Dec 24, 2018

Digging deep: Singapore to unveil plans for an underground future next year

by Rina Chandran

From its towering "supertree" vertical gardens to a Formula 1 night race, Singapore is known for many attractions; underground space is not one of them. But that may soon change, as the city-state prepares to unveil an Underground Master Plan in 2019. With some 5.6 million ...

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