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Unveiling the Real Japan: An American Expat's Inside Look
30+ Years in Japan: Unfiltered Insights from Real Gaijin
Jan 25, 2021
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Mark Kennedy
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Tips for Studying Japanese
Do you have any tips that other students of the language - young and old - might find useful? Please share. I have been doing this for over 38 y…
Apr 23
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World's Longest Public Road Test of a Self-Driving Vehicle Now Underway in Japan
The test features the Macnica EVO, an electric microbus that shuttles passengers between a bullet train station and 3 hot spring resorts in rural Japan.
Apr 20
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Japanese Young Women Relying on “Papa-katsu” to Make Ends Meet
Feb 25, 2021
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How Much Is Enough to Retire in Japan?
Dec 2, 2023
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How Much Do Japanese People Typically Earn, Save, and Borrow?
Aug 2, 2021
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How Much Does an Emergency Room Visit Cost in Japan?
Jun 26, 2021
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ChatGPT Works in Japanese, Too!
Dec 11, 2022
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Population of Foreign Residents in Japan Growing
Apr 13
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Mark Kennedy
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Population of Foreign Residents in Japan Growing
For a nation known for its homogeneous identity, Japan's resident foreign population is on its way from about 1 in 40 today to 1 in 10 by 2070.
Apr 13
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Costco Expands Reach Across Japan with the Support of Mini Resale Shops
Private label Kirkland Signature brand items are both a novelty and a big draw as Japanese consumers flock to Costco resale stores.
Apr 8
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4-Color Traffic Lights Coming for Self-Driving Vehicles?
In what would be the first major change in nearly 100 years, Japan may introduce white traffic signals to help self-driving vehicles communicate.
Apr 3
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How Much Does It Cost for a Family of Four to Live in Tokyo?
Compared to the cost of living in seven other major cities around the world, Japan's capital now looks like a bargain.
Mar 28
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In Japan Maybe You Can “Keep ‘Em Down on the Farm”
There is mounting demographic evidence that internal migration is slowing to a snail's pace compared to the past.
Mar 23
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