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KYODO NEWS - 2 hours ago - 09:55 | All, JapanAn old train car that has been serving as a tourist information center outside Tokyo's busy Shibuya station is to be relocated to the north…
Babysitters, Kitchen Staff, and an Engineer position at Rakuten are among our top picks for this week! On Feb 10, 2020If you’re looking to work in Japan, check back here each week as we look thr…
Makeup artist Kazu Hiro on Monday picked up an Oscar for best makeup and hairstyling at the 92nd Academy Awards in Los Angeles. The film, directed by Jay Roach and written by Charles Randolph, s…
The drop in South Korean tourists stems from a trade war between Japan and South Korea that makes the US-China trade war look like a minor skirmish. South Korea was occupied by Japan from 1…
Like kimono and T-shirts with English writing (sometimes vulgar, sometimes comical, always unintelligible), the number of people you’ll see in Japan wearing surgical masks is pretty surprising.…
KYODO NEWS - 23 minutes ago - 14:55 | All, JapanMore than 60 additional people on a cruise ship quarantined in Yokohama have tested positive for a new coronavirus, a government official sai…
The cruise ship Diamond Princess, where dozens of passengers were tested positive for coronavirus, is seen at Daikoku Pier Cruise Terminal in Yokohama, on Monday. Sixty additional people on a cr…
The new cases come as the UK government declared coronavirus as a serious and imminent threat to public health. "The measures outlined in these regulations are considered as an effective me…
Japanese designer Tokujin Yoshioka has revealed new details of the Tokyo Olympics 2020 torch, as the country prepares for the games this summer. Yoshioka used an aluminium extrusion technique to…
The 2020 Olympic torch has been unveiled ahead of next year's Games in Tokyo, designed by Tokujin Yoshioka to resemble the cherry blossom flower. "I designed the Tokyo 2020 Olympic tor…
