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Expats sharing experiences of life in Japan

Popular

English Language Matters: School refusers

on Oct 12

A Big Change Is Coming to Japan's Tax-Free Shopping System

on Oct 13

Letter Writing in the Digital Age

on Oct 8

Japan's prefectural attractiveness ranking results for 2026

on Oct 6

How to

How to spring clean your body in Japan

Getting around Japan as a Newbie

How to listen in to Japan in English

Features

Monthly okozukai "pocket money" down among Japan's company workers

Authorities eye taking back control of Mt. Fuji, from top to bottom

Foreign ministry survey finds 45% of Japanese expats feeling lonely

How much

Avg. household savings in Japan up for 5th consecutive year

How much does it cost to travel in Japan? Around 44,000 yen per trip, gov’t data

How much does it cost to live in Japan? Avg. household spending in 2023

Work

Normal Week Eikaiwa Triptych

A Newcomer ALT in Japan

A shout out to bus drivers

Family Life

Undokai Apprehension

No way, baby?

Golden Week Stroll in the Park

Health

Pit Pads for Puberty

The therapeutic effects of flowers

Walkable Japanese cities for well-being

Food

A Monthly Reminder to Watch Your Salt Intake

19 hours ago

Famichiki

248 Yen

FamilyMart's Iconic Famichiki

19 hours ago

FamilyMart Celebrates 20 Years of Famichiki with Three New Flavours

20 hours ago

A New Addition to Japan's Calendar: Famichiki Day

20 hours ago

Caramel apple shiro noir

760 Yen

Delicious flavor perfect for this time of year

on Oct 17

Bear paw

550 Yen

Fun shape, tasty autumn-feels

on Oct 17

White sprinkles Texas donut

580 Yen

Mega donut, "bigger in Texas" vibes

on Oct 17

Pocky Winter Melt-in-the-Mouth Chocolate Cocoa Finish

178 Yen

A popular winter Pocky "kuchidoke" with a Cocoa Finish

on Oct 16

KitKat Strawberry Chocolat

322 Yen

Back on the Shelves: KitKat Strawberry Chocolat

on Oct 16

Encouraging National Consumption and Production

on Oct 16

World Food Day in Japan

on Oct 16

One Coin Happiness!

on Oct 15