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Permanent Japanese residency to be possible for foreigners with anime-related jobs after one year
- Casey Baseel
Jun 22, 2017 - Tweet
Japanese government to start fast-tracking select foreigner workers in “Cool Japan” professions.
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.
Bloomberg’s video makes Japanese business etiquette seem way more complicated than it really is
- Casey Baseel
Apr 11, 2017
Common sense will actually keep you pretty safe when navigating the “etiquette minefield” of a job interview in Japan.
Tokyo IT firm is looking for “Beer Interns” who’re willing to drink while on the job
- Casey Baseel
Apr 7, 2017
No need to wait until the workday is done before knocking back a cold one, and it just might lead to a full-time position.
- Japan
- (alcohol • beer • crazy • internships • technology • Tokyo • weird • working in Japan)
English name in Zelda: BotW credits shows happy ending for one student’s 10 year Japanese journey
- Scott Wilson
Mar 19, 2017
Corey Bunnell, the most unexpected and unintentional inspiration to aspiring game designers.
- Japan
- (inspiration • nintendo • reddit • video • video games • working in Japan)
Sinisterly stocked Japanese convenience store’s magazine rack is shockingly dark
- Casey Baseel
Mar 8, 2017
Those ropes don’t seem so innocent when you read what’s on either side of them.
- Japan
- (convenience stores • crazy • funny • scary • suicide • working in Japan)
With Japan’s day care shortage, how hard is it to bring your baby to work with you? We experiment
- Casey Baseel
Feb 17, 2017
Today, there’s a RocketBaby in the RocketNews24 office.
- Japan
- (babies • experiment • family • kids • P.K. Sanjun • society • working in Japan)
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)
Japanese women explain why they give “obligation chocolate” to male coworkers on Valentine’s Day
- Casey Baseel
Jan 31, 2017
Despite the oppressive-sounding name, many see an upside to the practice.
- Japan
- (business • chocolate • culture • giri choco • society • sweets • Valentine's Day • working in Japan)
More than half of young anime workers live with their parents or receive money from them【Survey】
- Casey Baseel
Dec 15, 2016
Going to work for an anime company continues to be a terrible plan if your goal is to get rich.
Could Pen-Pineapple-Apple-Pen be the start of a new form of workplace harassment in Japan?
- Casey Baseel
Dec 8, 2016
Piko Taro has a pen? Well some young Japanese office workers have a problem.
- Japan
- (bonenkai • Kosaka Daimaou • music • pen pineapple apple pen • piko taro • ppap • society • working in Japan)
W.T.F. Japan: Top 5 steps to immigrate to Japan 【Weird Top Five】
- Scott Wilson
Nov 17, 2016
Want to leave your country and live in Japan? Here’s how you can do it!
- Japan
- (immigration • permanent resident status • scotto-sensei • W.T.F. Japan • Weird Top Five • working in Japan)
Majority of polled Japanese workers feel compelled to answer calls, emails from office on day off
- Casey Baseel
Nov 7, 2016
Does it count as a day off if you’re still working?
- Japan
- (society • survey • working in Japan)
Twitter manga shows why “Quit your job” isn’t such an easy solution for suicidal workers in Japan
- Casey Baseel
Oct 31, 2016
Author found himself waiting on a subway platform, with the train aproaching, thinking “If I just take one little step forward, I won’t have to go to work tomorrow.”
- Japan
- (depression • manga • mental health • moving • suicide • touching • twitter • working in Japan)
Tokyo advertising company institutes mandatory lights-out time following employee suicide
- Casey Baseel
Oct 26, 2016
You don’t gotta go home, but you can’t stay here.
10 scary situations Japanese men psych themselves up for with alcohol 【Survey】
- Casey Baseel
Oct 8, 2016
Bosses and girls appear in list of times that call for liquid courage.
30 things workers in Japan often find themselves thinking in their first six months on the job
- Casey Baseel
Oct 4, 2016
Emotions can range from being ready to take on the world to “Man, I sure wish I was drunk right now.”
- Japan
- (business • funny • jobs • life in japan • society • working in Japan)
W.T.F. Japan: Top 5 ridiculous details of Japanese office tea 【Weird Top Five】
- Scott Wilson
Sep 29, 2016
Japan has proper rules and procedures for everything, and office tea is one of the most complex.
- Japan
- (office lady • scotto-sensei • tea • tea ceremony • tea culture • W.T.F. Japan • Weird Top Five • working in Japan)
20 signs that a woman should think about quitting the Japanese company she works for
- Casey Baseel
Sep 27, 2016
While perseverance is a trait to be admired, there comes a point where “Suck it up, buttercup” is just terrible career advice.
- Japan
- (business • culture • Japanese companies • society • women • working in Japan)
Oddly satisfying: commercial shows Japanese professionals working magic at their jobs【Video】
- Scott Wilson
Sep 22, 2016
Slicing wood like cheese, superhuman throwing powers, and more will make you nod in satisfaction.
- Japan
- (amazing • commercials • nissan • oddly satisfying • professional • working • working in Japan)
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Starbucks Japan unveils new Christmas goods for 2026, with exclusive holiday surprises
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Pokémon Company announces first-ever permanent Pokémon store to open outside Asia- Japan ends tax-free shopping system for foreign tourists, new refund request system now in effect
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New Studio Ghibli anime gets extended run at the only cinema in Japan where it’s being shown
Tokyo train station will play Godzilla theme song as new departure melody
Osaka’s famous Glico Running Man will be removed and replaced with a new-look sign
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Japan announces sudden 400-percent increase in visa fees for foreigners entering the country
Japan’s human washing machines will go on sale to general public, demos to be held in Tokyo
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Tokyo subway installing new ticket gates that don’t accept payment through Suica or other IC cards
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