How-tos | Age Wise May 1, 2019
Stressing over finances? The community at RetireJapan is here to help
by Louise George Kittaka
Ben Tanaka wanted to take more control over his finances and launched RetireJapan.com to share what he has learned.
NEWSWORTHY
Language | BILINGUAL Apr 29, 2019
A few parting words in Japanese for when you retire
by Louise George Kittaka
Japan needed to pass a special law before the Emperor was able to "retire," but for the rest of us the process is a bit easier — as long as you know the vocabulary involved.
General Apr 24, 2019
Nobody's perfect, but an apology really helps at a Japanese company
by Rochelle Kopp
What if you were doing something that drove your Japanese colleagues crazy, but you didn't realize it? Conducting seminars for Japanese businesspeople who work with people from other countries, I found a common theme that comes up every time I ask what behaviors of ...
How-tos Mar 27, 2019
How to work with a micromanaging Japanese boss
by Rochelle Kopp
Putting together the slide deck for the presentation had become a never-ending ordeal for Dave. Every time he turned a draft in to his Japanese boss, it would come back with yet another set of things to correct. "How many times do I have to ...
How-tos Feb 25, 2019
In the Japanese workplace, take training into your own hands
by Rochelle Kopp
When I graduated from college and went to work for a consulting firm in Chicago, for the first week I was asked to sit next to someone who had worked there for a couple of years in the same role, who methodically took me ...
How-tos Jan 30, 2019
Thinking of working in Japan? It's good to know what you're in for
by Rochelle Kopp
So you're thinking of working for a Japanese firm. You might be wondering whether what you've heard about working in Japan is true. Or, if you're already working here, you may wonder if what you're experiencing is typical. I've devoted my career to the subject ...
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 ...
Editorials Mar 7, 2011
Preliminary findings in the 2010 census released Feb. 25 by the internal affairs ministry underline the overall trend of a shrinking and graying population as well as a demographic imbalance characterized by a population rise in a few prefectures and a population drop in ...
Commentary / World Nov 8, 2010
by Kevin Rafferty
HONG KONG — Democracy in America — what a fine show it is, great television, wonderful speeches, some weird and wacky candidates, an opportunity for The People to make their views count. But as the leaders in Beijing watched the results of last week's midterm ...