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I moved to Japan having never visited. Here are the 7 things I found surprising after living there for 17 years.
This as-told-to-essay is based on a conversation with Tom Fay, 40, a British outdoors and travel writer who has lived in Japan since 2007. It's been edited for length and clarity. I always fancied ...
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I'd always fantasized about living in Japan. But after nearly 3 years of living here as a Black woman, I'm ready to move back to the US.
Living in Japan feels safer, cleaner, and community-focused Even though the experience wasn't what I'd initially imagined, I discovered things that I loved about living in Japan and returned for ...
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Students from abroad express highs, lows of living in Japan
“Japanese people have no heart.” But after living in Japan for a year and experiencing many things, I realized it is not true. I saw people give up their seats for old people on the ...
Japan's service-sector mood sours on rising cost of living
Japan's service-sector sentiment worsened in February for the second straight month, a government survey showed on Monday, a ...
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Foreign population in Japan reaches record 2.93 million at end of December
Around 2.93 million foreigners were living in Japan as of the end of December, a record high propelled by a surge in technical trainees and overseas students, the Immigration Services Agency said.