I spent a year teaching English in Japan. The experience was thrilling and a total culture shock. Living in Japan as an American is a 24-hour immersive learning experience. I returned to the US for my ...

Vitus Stenhøj Schiøtz moved to Japan on a working holiday visa. He found Tokyo hectic so he ended up living in a small ski town north of the capital. He's making $8 an hour as a chef but has found the ...

From affordable living costs to cultural richness, discover how far your money might go if exploring Japan and what it means to be wealthy in the land of the rising sun. Japan is a fascinating ...

Managing money in Japan isn’t difficult because the concepts are new; it’s difficult because the rules change the moment you cross a border. A strong salary in yen doesn’t guarantee long-term security ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In 2005, my family moved to Japan when my then-husband was stationed there. I look back fondly on the relaxing onsens, vibrant ...

A look at the traditional farmhouses now commonly called kominka—“old folk dwellings”—a name that underscores their age. They were built for living, working, and passing knowledge from one generation ...

In this video, I explore the street food scene in Osaka, Japan, particularly in Dotonbori, and compare it with the ...

"I should spend more time at home, but there's so much to see and do and people to meet that I have a hard time staying home, ...

KURUME, Fukuoka -- While many politicians are calling for tighter regulations on foreign nationals living in Japan, an agricultural company here has s･･･ ...