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August 09, 2026

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COMMUNITY

Volunteer Vicky Parthasarathy (right) believes that people from various cultures can understand each other better through food.

COMMUNITY

This children’s cafeteria in Shikoku serves up free meals and global perspectives

By Jacob Meyer

As immigration becomes an increasingly contentious issue in Japan, a children’s cafeteria in Shikoku is bridging cultural gaps, one hot meal at a time.

Myanmar national Nyan Linn, who works at a Lawson outlet in Tokyo’s Shinagawa Ward, is one of over 110,000 foreign workers employed by Japan's three largest convenience store chains.

COMMUNITY

How foreign workers became an essential part of Japan’s ubiquitous konbini

By Yumi Wijers-Hasegawa

Despite the fact that most are relatively new to Japan, konbini officials say foreign staff display impressive language and customer service skills.

Christopher Flinn works remotely from Tokyo earlier this month. Japan issued 646 digital nomad visas in 2025, but tourism officials are hoping to increase that figure in the coming years, with Japan's relatively cheap cost of living and the weak yen seen as potential draws for young professionals.

COMMUNITY / Our Lives

The 180-day locals: Life on Japan’s digital nomad visa

By Mai Yoshikawa

Japan’s small but growing ranks of digital nomads have embraced the opportunity to embed themselves in a Japanese life — and take advantage of a weak yen.

The Austrian team at this year’s International Snow Sculpture Contest — (from left) Michelle Steinmetz, Karl Pont and Daniel Nachbaur — pose with their creation.

Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA

In Sapporo, snow becomes a shared language

By Karl Pont

Working in temperatures as low as minus 6 degrees Celsius, artists from around the world convened in Sapporo this February to continue a tradition 50 years running.

Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA

‘Returnees’ reckon with a Japan that sets them apart

By Eri Yabe

Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA

Shinkansen vs. Amtrak and the lost art of small talk

By Daniel Traylor

Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA

Making a home in Japan with holiday meals and memories

By Karen Hill Anton

Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA

Young Indonesians in Japan find their political voice

By Nadila

Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA

Wielding a weapon of yore at a community dojo

By Monique Bae

Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA

Beauty in slowness: Life lessons from Japanese embroidery

By Cassie Xu

Young people in India's northeast are increasingly studying Japanese in hopes of building new lives and careers in Japan.

Issues / The Foreign Element

Japan needs caregivers. Young Indians are answering the call.

By Megha Wadhwa

From classrooms in India’s northeast to nursing homes in Japan, an emerging labor corridor hopes to improve lives in both countries.

Issues

Filmmaker explores history of discrimination against foreign nationals in Japan

By Elizabeth Beattie

Issues

As immigration rises, Kawasaki’s foreign council shows path toward inclusion

By Moe Shimizu

Issues / The Foreign Element

Anglophone bookworms unite across Japan

By Mike Fu

Issues / The Foreign Element

Fujisawa flashpoint: A mosque project stokes nativist fears

By Simon Scott and Ben Stubbings

Issues / The Foreign Element

Women in Law Japan marks 10 years amid persistent gender gap in the profession

By Louise George Kittaka

Issues / The Foreign Element

In Onomichi, urbanists redesign public life via vacant homes

By Sneha Nagesh

Navigating cancer treatment as a foreign resident of Japan can be an added layer of stress, but nonprofit organizations and community resources are available to support those with a diagnosis.

How-tos

Counseling and community for foreign cancer patients in Japan

By Jason Bartashius

Navigating cancer treatment as a foreign resident can be daunting, but mental health clinics, nonprofit organizations and other platforms can support the journey.

How-tos

Please your palate with Tokyo’s international grocery stores

By Mike Fu

How-tos

Tax-advantaged investments no lost cause for U.S. residents of Japan

By Gendel Gento

How-tos

A furever friend: Tips for responsible dog ownership in Japan

By Kat Joplin

How-tos / Age Wise

Planning for the future in a time of inflation

By Gendel Gento

How-tos

How to navigate Japan’s e-commerce platforms and online flea markets

By Jessica Speed

How-tos

How to make it as an English-language author in Japan

By Kat Joplin

James Benstead, his wife, Jesse, and their three children. Their adopted son is in the rear stroller.

Our Lives

Inside Japan’s rigid adoption system, a British family finds a way

By Mai Yoshikawa

Beyond the paperwork and the language barrier, James Benstead says the hardest part about adopting in Japan was the waiting.

Our Lives

The 180-day locals: Life on Japan’s digital nomad visa

By Mai Yoshikawa

Our Lives

How a U.S. author found — and helped build — community in a Japanese hot spring town

By Michele Laudig

Our Lives

Fear and uncertainty for foreign business owners after Japan revises rules

By Elizabeth Beattie

Our Lives / ADOPT ME!

Sturdy Tanpopo is a ‘dandy lioness’

Our Lives / ADOPT ME!

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Our Lives / ADOPT ME!

‘Goofy fluffball’ Gammo has a heart filled with joy

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.

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Disaster relief workers Taichi Kato (left) and Seiji Yoshimura enter the collapsed living quarters at Kyuganji temple in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture.

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