Careful reading of laws suggests that a 10-year exception to the new rule that makes irregular workers permanent doesn't apply to college teachers.
A reader writes to Lifelines about Japan's recently introduced inheritance tax law, which he calls "one of the most punitive in the world."
Japanese society and culture seem intrinsically suited to bicycles, which require a degree of safety of environment and intimacy that are alien to many thunderously car-based, brash and crime-ridden Western societies.
People in Kansai's commercial capital were asked if they feel concerned about the prospect of missile attacks by North Korea on Japan — and whether there are more important worries in their lives right now.
A reader writes in about the possibility of coming to Japan as a house sitter.
Foreign nationals in Shibuya give their general thoughts on terrorism, whether conspiracy legislation is necessary to fight it, and how safe they feel in their home and host countries.
Jean Pearce, my mother, who for decades helped Japan's foreign community feel more at home in their adopted country through her columns in The Japan Times, passed away peacefully on June 14 at the age of 96 in Washington, D.C.
If the U.S. had Ann Landers and Dear Abby, and Britain had Marge Proops, then Japan had Jean Pearce — someone who transcended the title of "columnist" and became a media icon for generations of readers.
Jean Pearce, who for decades helped Japan's foreign community feel more at home in their adopted country through her columns in The Japan Times, passed away peacefully on June 14 at the age of 96 in Washington, D.C.
Larissa Corriveau made her debut earlier this month as the nation's first foreign cormorant fisher, with her trainer hoping she will help introduce the world to the ancient Japanese tradition of using the birds to catch river fish. On the first day of the annual ...
"It is my job to ensure that patients do not need to see me" is written in large letters on the web page of Thomas Blasejewicz, an acupuncturist from Germany who practices in Hayama.
Landlords in Japan are within their rights to refuse to rent to foreign residents, but some services are stepping in to bridge the gap.
