I left a big paycheck in Tokyo to start over in rural Japan. I didn't just want a new job — I wanted a new life.

In Tokyo, Levi Pells, 32, was managing a small team and earning more than he ever imagined. He noticed his happiness depended ...

US, Japan share unorthodox anti-inflation tool – fiscal stimulus

U.S. President Donald Trump and Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi are looking to placate angry electorates squeezed by ...

"Femininity Can Be Muscular": Japan Bar Seeks To Crush Norms Of Willowy Beauty

A dozen women in sports bras and tight shorts stood behind a U-shaped counter at an underground bar in a busy Tokyo neighbourhood, chiselled frames on full display as they crushed grapefruit in unison ...

Japanese 'muscle girls' challenge conventional beauty standards

With its challenge to Japan’s conventional ideals of feminine beauty, the bar, which opened in mid-2020, draws about 100 customers on average each day, the majority of them foreign tourists, and has ...

12-year-old Thai girl 'sold' in Japan by mother sheds light on modern-day slavery

TOKYO -- The recent account of a 12-year-old Thai girl who was "sold" in Japan by her own mother provides a glimpse into the reality of human trafficking.
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The therapy that changes how Filipinos care for their bodies

Last month, Karada welcomed Manila Standard Lifestyle for an experiential look at its Japanese body therapy approach, one that frames body care not as ...