Tag: Being Foreign in Japan
Does It Feel Weird To Be Naked in an Onsen?
What the Japanese bathhouse can teach us about body image
Japan Now Allows Joint Custody After Divorce—Here’s What Actually Changed
A landmark revision to Japan's Civil Code took effect April 1, 2026, ending a sole-custody system that had been in place for over a century
Being Chinese in Japan
Interviews with Chinese residents in Tokyo
So I Married a Japanese Man…and These Are the Questions I Get
Intercultural relationships come with plenty of rude assumptions.
Want to Start a Business in Japan?
Free consultation with Sea and Forest Plan Company
Shibuya to Introduce ¥2,000 Littering Fines and Mandatory Trash Bins for Restaurants
Shibuya City will introduce on-the-spot littering fines
How to Live in Japan
Visas, jobs and the real way people make it work
English-Speaking Clinics in Tokyo 2026
The ultimate guide to healthcare
Giving Birth in Japan as a Foreigner
Five women share their pregnancy stories
Why Do 84 Percent of Women in Japan Think Cheating is Healthy?
Understanding infidelity in Japan
Why Does Japan Use So Much Plastic?
Why is Japan so behind other countries, and how can it change?
Why Japanese People Don’t Say “I Love You”
Unpacking the quiet ways love gets expressed in Japan