Emery Bowles quit his job in the US and moved to Japan to teach English in 2008. Bowles found life in Japan safe and beautiful, despite language barriers and cultural differences. He and his wife plan ...

Most Americans picture Japan as a land of flash and expense - gleaming bullet trains, $20 bowls of ramen, sky-high Tokyo skyscrapers. The reality for retirees, however, tells a very different ...

Megan and Ben share their journey from Awajishima, detailing their challenging moving process, Megan's experience working for ...

Many people dream about leaving the place where they were born or currently live and pursuing a life abroad. Usually, such dreams involve not some random country, but one that seemingly calls to a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In 2005, my family moved to Japan when my then-husband was stationed there. I look back fondly on the relaxing onsens, vibrant ...

From affordable living costs to cultural richness, discover how far your money might go if exploring Japan and what it means to be wealthy in the land of the rising sun. Japan is a fascinating ...

For nine years, I lived in Japan, pursuing what I thought was my dream job. I had always been captivated by Japanese culture and learned the language at age 16. Later, I got a master’s degree in ...

For many vegetarian travellers, Japan’s famous food culture raises an immediate question: what can we actually eat here?When @lucknawiinjapan first moved to Japan, finding vegetarian food wasn’t ...