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- Japan Robot Dance
- October 22nd, 2010Category: Uncategorized
- The Digital Content Expo in Tokyo is the place to go see where advances in digital content have led, what products and art people are now creating digitally and to generally get a taste of where things are going in industries as diverse as anime, gaming, medicine, bio ... » Continue Reading
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- Hooters Japan
- October 21st, 2010Category: Events
- We had previously advertised their vacancies in the GaijinPot jobs pages and next week Japan’s first Hooters restaurant and sports bar will open at Tokyu Plaza by Akasakamitsuke subway station after nearly seven years of negotiations between Hooters Japan and the compan ... » Continue Reading
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- Great Value apartments in Tokyo
- October 20th, 2010Category: Uncategorized
- House hunting for a new apartment often comes down to a choice of what you want versus what you can afford. In Japan, it can often come down to a choice of what you want versus what you can afford versus what is available to you as a foreigner. Navigate that lot and ... » Continue Reading
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- Presenting the Real Estate Japan Photography Contest
- October 19th, 2010Category: Photography
- As one of the most comprehensive sources of apartments, mansions and other Japanese property, realestate.co.jp has an amazing view of Japan's homes. Now you can share the vision from your own place. Enter to win an iPad and have your own photo featured by the site. ... » Continue Reading
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- Japan entering the age of living alone
- October 19th, 2010Category: Culture
- From the extended family to the nuclear family; from the nuclear family to solitude — by 2030, 37.4% of Japanese households will be single-occupant. As of now, single-occupant and family households (parents with children) are in rough balance. By 2030, the latter will ... » Continue Reading
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- Foreign Entrepreneurs: Ascendant on the rise
- October 19th, 2010Category: Work Tips
- No matter how tough the economy is, companies still need to manage their back office functions - such as accounting, finance, HR, payroll and taxes – which means there is always a demand for companies such as Ascendant Business Solutions. Established in 1995, Ascendan ... » Continue Reading
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- Japan HIV Help Center
- October 18th, 2010Category: Uncategorized
- You are new in Tokyo. Still adjusting. Work is going well, people are nice, your apartment is a bit small, but you start to like to things here. If only...If only you could get a piece of mind on what happened 2 months ago. You enjoyed that night very much. It was r ... » Continue Reading
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- Too much katakana contributing to Japan’s malaise
- October 18th, 2010Category: Culture
- We all know the story - after World War II, Japan spent decades propelling itself to the summit of economic and technological achievement. Now with 20 years of a stalled growth – what was it all for? A question that has popped up in more and more and ways in the Jap ... » Continue Reading
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- The GP Japan News Digest
- October 15th, 2010Category: Arts & Entertainment
- Friday's blog and news roundup: Cutification of the world continues: Japanese 4-year-old plays 'What a Wonderful World" on ukulele Scared that Japanese are not gaining enough overseas experience, Uniqlo operator offers overseas internship program for Japan ... » Continue Reading
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- Japanese infants understand sounds based on native language by 14 months
- October 15th, 2010Category: Teaching in Japan
- Ever wondered why it can be hard to teach English to Japanese children? A new study has found that Japanese infants, by the time they are 14 months old, are believed to have tuned their perception to how sounds are sequenced in their native language even before learni ... » Continue Reading