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Japan now has over 40,000 foreign convenience store clerks as it continues to internationalize

Casey Baseel
Jun 7, 2018
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Researcher says more than half of central Tokyo convenience stores have foreigners working the graveyard shift.

Japan
(conveience stores • foreigners in Japan • society • working in Japan)

Twitter manga diagrams difference between Japanese and foreign men, captivates and confuses

Casey Baseel
May 4, 2018

Illustrator says one group loves Uniqlo, asks women to split the bill on dates.

Japan
(dating • foreigners in Japan • illustration • manga • relationships • romance • society)

“Asking some Americans to give up guns is like asking Japanese people to give up miso soup”

Casey Baseel
Apr 7, 2018

American-born Japanese celebrity Pakkun’s comparison doesn’t go over well, but one commenter has a better food analogy.

Japan
(foreigners in Japan • guns • miso soup • Pakkun • Patrick Harlan • society • violence)

Foreigner delights Japanese netizens with hilarious video about Japanese washlet toilets

Dale Roll
Mar 16, 2018

With slapstick, situational comedy and a clever use of language, the video is sure to make anyone laugh.

Japan
(foreigners in Japan • funny tweet • funny video • Japanese toilet • washlet)

Designer’s tweets during first trip to Japan perfectly show why it’s such a great place to visit

Dale Roll
Feb 16, 2018

In just the first day of his stay, designer tweeted more than 50 things that pleasantly surprised him about Japan.

Japan
(foreigners in Japan • Japan travel • Japanese culture • japanese design)

Foreigner visiting Japan? Don’t forget to get your free-to-use smartphone from Kanagawa

Casey Baseel
Jan 31, 2018

One more reason to visit beautiful Kanagawa, just a 30-minute train ride from downtown Tokyo.

Japan
(foreigners in Japan • free • Hakone • Kamakura • Kanagawa • Smartphones • travel • Yokohama)

Roughly one in eight of Tokyo’s new adults is foreign-born, study shows

Casey Baseel
Jan 9, 2018

“The truth is that without foreigners, Japanese society cannot function,” says researcher.

Japan
(culture • foreigners in Japan • internaitonalism • seijin • seijinshiki • society • Tokyo)

A reader asks Mr. Sato to meet in-person, and gives him an unforgettable message

Casey Baseel
Dec 19, 2017

Usually, people email Mr. Sato to call him garbage, but this young woman from Singapore had something else to say.

Japan
(COK • foreigners in Japan • Mr. Sato • Singapore • SNOJ • study abroad • studying in Japan • Waseda)

Please don’t make the stupid mistake of taking an “abandoned” bike for a ride in Japan

Casey Baseel
Aug 16, 2017

Just about the dumbest way to get in trouble with the law while living or traveling here.

Japan
(bicycles • bikes • crime • foreigners in Japan • Living in Japan • SNO • society • theft)

Four factors frustrating foreigners fighting for jobs in Japan

Casey Baseel
Jul 10, 2017

Hand cramps and style cramps are both part of job-hunting in Japan.

Japan
(business • foreigners in Japan • society • working in Japan)

Permanent Japanese residency to be possible for foreigners with anime-related jobs after one year

Casey Baseel
Jun 22, 2017

Japanese government to start fast-tracking select foreigner workers in “Cool Japan” professions.

Japan
(anime • foreigners in Japan • government • immigration • moving to Japan • working in Japan)

Looking for a job in Japan? New “Sugoi Kawaii” maid cafe in Akihabara now hiring foreigners!

Oona McGee
Jun 21, 2017

As long as you fill certain requirements, you too can be a maid in Japan.

Japan
(Akihabara • cafes • foreigners • foreigners in Japan • jobs • maid cafes • maids • moe • Tokyo)

Amina, Japan’s first African-American idol, searches for stardom【Video】

Koh Ruide
May 14, 2017

Cute as a button, this girl’s winning fans all over the world.

Japan
(African Americans • Amina du Jean • Aminyan • foreigners in Japan • Idols • inspiring • music • video • YouTube)

Asian foreigners give their thoughts on what life is like being Asian in Japan

Evie Nyan
May 11, 2017

Much has been written about the experience of being a Western-looking foreigner in Japan. But what is the situation like for foreigners of Asian backgrounds?

Japan
(Asian • culture • foreigner • foreigners in Japan • interview • society • That Japanese Man Yuta • video)

Foreigners in Japan sound off on the top four quirks of the Japanese job-hunting system

Koh Ruide
Apr 30, 2017

Looking for a job here in Japan? You better prepare yourself for these four quirks.

Japan
(business • foreigners in Japan • job hunting • society • working in Japan)

Japanese Twitterers share entertaining anecdotes of their experiences with foreigners

Meg Murphy
Apr 5, 2017

What happens when you ask an Indian man what he thinks of Japanese curry?

Japan
(foreigners in Japan • funny • funny twitter post • Japan foreign relations • Japanese Twitter)

Foreign shop clerk and Japanese customer fail to communicate because of Japanese language quirk

Casey Baseel
Feb 1, 2017

The Japanese language’s lack of a definite article was definitely the cause of this cross-cultural convenience store misunderstanding.

Japan
(convenience stores • foreigners in Japan • funny • Japanese language • linguistics • working in Japan)

Permanent residency in Japan now possible after just one year

Jessica
Jan 19, 2017

The Justice Ministry’s new rules could cut your wait by years.

Global, Japan
(foreigners in Japan • government • immigration • moving to Japan • permanent residency)

Japanese conductor apologizes for “inconvenience of many foreign passengers being on the train”

Casey Baseel
Oct 13, 2016

Famed Japanese politeness wraps so far back around that it ends up being pretty rude on Osaka train.

Japan
(controversy • foreigners in Japan • Osaka • trains • travel)

Westerners in Japan – Can they speak Japanese?【Video】

Evie Nyan
Jul 15, 2016

Nicknamed the “Devil’s Tongue” by Jesuit missionaries, Japanese is one of the most difficult languages to learn. So, how many Westerners in Japan can really speak it fluently?