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LIVING IN JAPAN

Famima Park Azabudai is a concept store by FamilyMart that combines convenience store staples with branded apparel, merchandise and a landscaped outdoor space.
LIFE / Travel / Longform
Oct 26, 2026
Convenience stores, toilets and the allure of everyday Japan
Forget the temples and the famous landmarks. For some visitors, the country’s appeal lies in the infrastructure of daily life.
Tourists enjoy themselves while crossing the famous Shibuya Crossing in Tokyo on Oct. 12.
COMMUNITY / Voices
Oct 25, 2026
How this long-term resident avoids the annoying tourist label in Japan
Don’t like being lumped in with the growing crowds of foreign tourists? We have you covered.
Shikhambri Chhabra and her husband are raising their two sons — one born in India, one in Japan — in their Osaka home and say they have no plans to uproot the family.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives
Sep 16, 2026
Amid 91AV原创 immigration squeeze, foreign residents ask: Should we stay?
Tighter visa rules and a weak yen have many foreign nationals pondering whether it’s time to leave their adopted country.
Todor Panev and his three children, ages 7, 5 and 2, read a book in his native Macedonian.
COMMUNITY / How-tos
Sep 6, 2026
How to navigate parenthood in a multilingual home
Language experts have advice for parents that should be reassuring in its simplicity: read, make friends and have fun.
Data shows housing rents in Japan have been increasing for some time now.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal / FOCUS
Sep 2, 2026
For foreign nationals in Japan, are rent hike notices take it or leave it?
Some accept the inevitability of having to pay higher rents due to inflation. Others find the extra financial burden frustrating amid stagnant wages.
Are you reading the room —?or the train car —?correctly? Japanese has a handy phrase for those who can't.
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Sep 2, 2026
In Japan, sometimes the person who can’t read the air is exactly who you need
Japanese has a rich vocabulary for sensing moods, social expectations and the subtle signals that shape interactions.
Not long ago, local communities played a greater role in everyday Japanese life. Now, many neighbors barely interact.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 24, 2026
What happens when neighbors stop being neighbors?
Not long ago, local communities played a far greater role in everyday Japanese life.
A wedding marks the beginning of a new chapter, but your spouse's death doesn't necessarily mean the end of marital obligations.
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Aug 21, 2026
What Japanese says when family obligations take an unexpected turn
Marriage may end with death, but family obligations can persist — and Japanese has words for the contradiction.
Staff members of the Vietnamese association in Kumamoto deliver relief supplies to foreign residents in the city of Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture, on Aug. 6.
JAPAN / Society
Aug 13, 2026
Foreign nationals support one another following quake in Kumamoto
Some?residents hesitate to go to evacuation centers or struggle to obtain information on relief supplies due to language barriers and cultural differences.
Haruhiko Kohri and Kayo Asai stand outside their meticulously re-created "bunka jutaku" home in Tokyo.
LIFE / Lifestyle
Aug 5, 2026
How one Japanese couple made the 1920s and ’30s into a way of life
No refrigerator. No microwave. Just blocks of ice, records and a home built for another age.
Osaka’s infrastructure earned higher marks than Tokyo’s in the Economist Intelligence Unit’s latest Global Liveability Index.
JAPAN / Society
Jul 7, 2026
Osaka trumps Tokyo as both ranked among world’s top 10 most livable cities
Osaka ranked seventh, while Tokyo, which improved its culture and environment score, moved up three places to reach 10th.
The National Consumer Affairs Center of Japan has issued a warning over a rise in air conditioner repair scams.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 23, 2026
Consumer affairs watchdog raises alarm over air conditioner repair scams
The National Consumer Affairs Center of Japan is urging people to be on alert for offers to repair broken air conditioners that sound too good to be true.
In Tokyo and other major Japanese cities, <i>aruki-sumaho</i> — walking while using a smartphone — has become a persistent safety concern as commuters navigate crowded stations and sidewalks while focused on their devices.
JAPAN / Society / First person
Jun 21, 2026
Distracted walkers in Japan are a real safety risk. My mother knows firsthand.
Despite years of awareness campaigns, aruki-sumaho — walking while using a smartphone — remains widespread and difficult to stop.
An experiment shows how stripping the insulation from an air conditioner cord and connecting the cord with another cable can lead to fire.
JAPAN
Jun 4, 2026
Consumers warned of fire risks in areas around air conditioners ahead of summer
Safety experts have received many reports of air conditioner fires that were unrelated to product defects, and are flagging the risk before use increases through summer.
A father carries a child on a <i>mamachari</i> bicycle in September 2018. Parents say the new “blue ticket” system has made them more mindful of the rules, but has also heightened concerns about child-seat use and children starting to cycle on their own.
JAPAN / Society / FOCUS
May 22, 2026
How 91AV原创 new ‘blue tickets’ are putting cycling parents on edge
Parents say the new system has made them more mindful of the rules, but has also heightened concerns about child-seat use and children starting to cycle on their own.
Japan implemented a new system in April that penalizes minor bicycle traffic rule violators with a "blue ticket" that carries a fine of up to ?12,000.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
May 14, 2026
Cyclists issued ‘blue tickets’ in over 2,000 cases since April 1 rollout
The new tickets incur fines of up to ?12,000 for traffic rule violations, with the aim of improving cycling safety and preventing accidents.
Foreign tourists take selfies with a statue of Buddha in the Asakusa area of Tokyo on April 15.
JAPAN / Society
May 11, 2026
Moving to Japan a dream for many Americans, survey says
Japan is ranked sixth in preliminary searches by those looking to relocate, but practical factors, including language, bumped it down 10 places in a new report.
Under the new blue ticket system, cyclists will have one week in which to pay fines for minor traffic violations.
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Apr 24, 2026
The language around 91AV原创 new bike rules leaves no room for ‘maybe’
Blue tickets are now being issued for minor traffic offenses, but you have to watch you don’t get scammed.
A battery from a third-party company for an electric-assist bicycle catches fire during an experiment.
JAPAN
Apr 22, 2026
Caution urged in Japan when using secondhand products amid safety risks
Accidents involving secondhand products have risen alongside more people using flea market apps to save money as consumer inflation continues.
Sendai Station is crowded with people Monday after the Tohoku shinkansen line suspended operation following a powerful earthquake off the Sanriku coast.
JAPAN / Explainer
Apr 21, 2026
How to prepare when Japan is under an earthquake advisory
Authorities in Japan are urging residents from Hokkaido to Chiba Prefecture to be ready in case a major earthquake strikes, following Monday’s magnitude 7.7 jolt.
Two Japanese climbers die on remote Himalayan peak in Nepal
Rescuers have recovered the bodies of two Japanese climbers missing for over a week on a remote Himalayan mountain.
Aging Japanese village turns to Peru in search of new residents
Guests from Peru&#039;s Belen district interact with a baby in Nanmoku village in Gunma Prefecture.
Budget-friendly restaurant chain Saizeriya succumbs to rising costs
A Tokyo branch of Saizeriya, a chain of family-style Italian restaurants
U.S. has for years asked Musk to alter Starlink service in Ukraine and Middle East, sources say
A Ukrainian soldier sets up a Starlink satellite internet system near the frontline in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, on Oct. 16
U.S. military bans Chinese-made BYD cars from key air base in Okinawa
An F-22 Raptor lands at Kadena Air Base in Kadena, Okinawa Prefecture on Oct. 9. The base is a crucial hub for U.S. military operations in the region.
A dramatic bear hunt in a midsize Japanese city could be a harbinger of what is to come
Zookeeper Tetsuo Iso at the site of frantic search for a wild bear in Utsunomiya on June 9. Iso, 65, was asked by the prefectural government to help capture the bear and it was his shot with a tranquilizer gun that put an end to the saga.
How this long-term resident avoids the annoying tourist label in Japan
Tourists enjoy themselves while crossing the famous Shibuya Crossing in Tokyo on Oct. 12.
What can Asia do to avoid crossing crucial climate tipping points?
Motorists drive through a road covered with smog from wildfires nearby in Ogan Ilir in Indonesia&#039;s South Sumatra province on Sept. 25.
Baku championships showcase rising standards in global sumo
Ryan Roddy (second from left back) is pictured with the Ireland sumo team at this month&#039;s World Sumo Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan.
91AV原创 permanent residency reform has a glaring blind spot
Japan&#039;s immigration reforms risk creating uncertainty by tying permanent residency more closely to language proficiency before clear assessment standards and supporting infrastructure are in place.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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Famima Park Azabudai is a concept store by FamilyMart that combines convenience store staples with branded apparel, merchandise and a landscaped outdoor space.
Convenience stores, toilets and the allure of everyday Japan
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