My life was intense. I wrote about it in my memoir, which was published in 2007. I didn’t know how to rest. I didn’t know how ...

After two decades in Japan, one Canadian man shares some differences between life there and in his home country. Ron Reid, ...

I often get asked "How's Life in Japan?" What I think they're really asking ... Medal of Freedom I was laid off and forced to retire in my 50s. I wish I'd started planning sooner, but my ...

After speaking to some fellow expats, I found out I wasn’t the only one experiencing a turning point at ‘the two-year mark’ of my life in Japan. Expat life here can sometimes feel like an ...

Even starting with the very basics, having an understanding of the language was transforming my life in Japan. In our neighborhood and around base, Japanese businesses went out of their way to be ...

But adapting to life in a new country requires ... “I want to do something for Japan in return, but there are no such chances for me. My hope is to work at a hospital even if it is not a doctor ...

An 81-year-old Japanese woman, Akiyo ... so that she can stay in jail to beat loneliness and have stability in life. Akiyo first committed the crime of stealing food when she was in her 60s.

"My family said all sorts of harsh things to me, like 'You're abandoning your family and child.'" Ms Liu is one of thousands of Chinese immigrants who have moved to Japan to seek a new life after ...

I’m a pharmacist in my late 30s, and I’ve been fully devoted to work since I graduated college. Work and hobbies are usually ...

A life-sized Gardevoir plush will be available for purchase, standing over 160 cm tall. The plush costs 49,500 yen and is only announced for sale in Japan. It will be unsettling to have a large ...