Kishida should make his plan clear to the public: Part-time employees can exceed work hours and still be exempt from paying social insurance premiums.
Tech-savvy students offered cost-effective solutions for regional revitalization and also gained hands-on experience in app development.
Permanent residency should not be automatically granted to the additional Specified Skilled Worker visa holders and their families.
China's historical revisionism is a threat, but so is the lack of higher educational institutions that would encourage Okinawa youth to stay in the islands.
Artificial intelligence offers a potential solution to Japan's shrinking workforce in traffic surveying. But is it good enough to replace human workers?
If you're ready to roll up your sleeves, Japan's empty houses are a worthy investment. One man's akiya could very well turn out to be another...
Although the nursery school program lodging came with minor inconveniences, the exquisite machiya boasted an array of amenities and we were eager to explore.
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Entrepreneurs came together at AKITA RISE to share plans for guesthouses, farming blue corn, and mother-run cooperatives aiming to revitalize rural communities.
Before the rise of individualism, Japan was a "children's paradise." The key to reversing depopulation can be found in the Japanese people's own history.
The participation of a broad range of candidates, including young people and women on local councils, is important so local politics do not stagnate.
From Twitter to Ukraine and even Japan, the words and actions of the outspoken Elon Musk are constantly throwing observers off balance.
