An American arrested for defacing a sacred Tokyo shrine became the latest example of Japan's struggle to cope with misbehaving visitors amid a boom in inbound tourism.

Japanese workplaces have historically thrived “on unpaid overtime, presenteeism, and coercion,” the Financial Times reported.

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Yuichiro Tamaki, the leader of a small opposition party now able to wield outsized political influence, had long puzzled over ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has survived a runoff vote against the opposition but will face turmoil ahead amid ...

Claire Davies had always enjoyed working. She loved the variety, social connection, camaraderie and sense of purpose. So making the decision to retire at 55 wasn’t straightforward.

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