It is still possible for a population in decline, even as severely as Japan’s, to recover, but it requires serious cultural reexamination. Japan released a report last month announcing that last year, ...

That was Japan’s new far-right Prime Minister’s victory speech vow. Sanae Takaichi was talking about how she’d lead her own party. Not reform the nation’s notoriously long work weeks. But the comments ...

Japan trends 2025 reshaped everyday life, from retro culture and food to work—plus what these trends mean for 2026.

Japan has ramped up its push for companies to adopt a four-day workweek, but those efforts face steep challenges in a country famous for its workaholic culture. The move marks a more concerted effort ...

Japan's new PM has vowed to "work, work, work," even on two hours of sleep. Critics warn her stance could revive toxic overtime culture and reverse progress on reducing deaths from overwork. Japanese ...

If your work is creeping into dinner time or notifications buzzing through the weekend, Japan’s ancient wisdom might offer a few tools to help. While the country’s modern office culture is famously ...

Tension – Expats rave about Japan’s efficiency and harmony, yet privately feel squeezed by rules they can’t quite name. Noise – Travel vlogs and corporate brochures flatten complex social codes into ...

Product managers play a critical role in a company. Customers experience the company's culture through its products—and product managers shape that experience through their behaviors and decisions.

Life could change drastically, if you learned Japanese. Yes, according to an Indian software engineer working in Japan life is better on the other side. A video of the techie has gone viral where he ...