Every so often, a quote or article comes along that has the foreigner population in Japan up in arms. Like this NYT piece on Pico Iyer, a...

As lovely as any air-conditioned building can be, the chance to take some time out and enjoy the summer holidays in Japan is definitely...

For the longest time - THE longest time - I thought that a 'rirekisho' (履歴書) was the Japanese version of a CV/resume. Simple. Obviously,...

Translating common phrases from Japanese can sometimes be confusing, especially the idioms. Not everything works as well (or directly) in...