Most Americans picture Japan as a land of flash and expense - gleaming bullet trains, $20 bowls of ramen, sky-high Tokyo skyscrapers. The reality for retirees, however, tells a very different ...

I spent a year teaching English in Japan. The experience was thrilling and a total culture shock. Living in Japan as an American is a 24-hour immersive learning experience. I returned to the US for my ...

Emery Bowles quit his job in the US and moved to Japan to teach English in 2008. Bowles found life in Japan safe and beautiful, despite language barriers and cultural differences. He and his wife plan ...

Megan and Ben share their journey from Awajishima, detailing their challenging moving process, Megan's experience working for a demanding company, and how they arrived in Tokyo. Megan grew up in ...

Many people dream about leaving the place where they were born or currently live and pursuing a life abroad. Usually, such dreams involve not some random country, but one that seemingly calls to a ...

From affordable living costs to cultural richness, discover how far your money might go if exploring Japan and what it means to be wealthy in the land of the rising sun. Japan is a fascinating ...

Japan is, without a doubt, living the dream when it comes to food. From convenience to sushi and now to this amazing ice ...

For nine years, I lived in Japan, pursuing what I thought was my dream job. I had always been captivated by Japanese culture and learned the language at age 16. Later, I got a master’s degree in ...

On January 29, three foreign-born Japanese residents filed a lawsuit against the Japanese, Tokyo, and Aichi governments, alleging racial profiling. They sought 3.3 million yen (around $22,000) in ...