Download this vending machine app and enjoy three free drinks in Japan. You might need it if you're ever short on change.

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Looking for creative ways to teach? These English lessons in Japan double as fun classroom games—perfect for engaging students of all levels.

Bianca is a Tokyo-based writer and designer from the Philippines. After studying in Hong Kong, she moved to Japan to dive ...

Struggling to make friends in Japan? It’s easy to blame culture or racism, but the truth is sometimes the problem isn’t Japan, it’s you.

The Kobe Port Weekend Fireworks is back again for autumn 2025! See a spectacular fireworks display lasting around five minutes. On Saturday, October 4, there will be a special event to commemorate the ...

Skip the grocery store and satisfy your fruit cravings by picking them directly from the source to your heart's content! Here’s where and when you can hunt for your favorite fruit. Coming from America ...

At times it can feel like anywhere you go in Japan you’ll be knee deep in an onsen (hot spring) or ryokan (Japanese inn), but not all inns and springs are created equal. Sometimes you want a memory ...

June has arrived, and with it comes a contender for the worst month of the year. Surely, other times test our limits. Japan’s most important holidays are Golden Week from late April to early May, Obon ...

Apply to the open position in this week's Top Jobs in Japan! Check out the openings in teaching, hospitality, sales and more.