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November 11, 2026
 

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Members of the Meguro River Lazy Runners group gather for a chat and some stretching prior to their run on a recent weekday morning, in Tokyo's Nakameguro district.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives
‘Lazy’ running becomes fresh way for Tokyo runners to build community
By Elizabeth Beattie
An increasing number of coffee-centric, sociable running clubs are starting up across Tokyo, drawing more casual runners in search of community.
Tourists enjoy themselves while crossing the famous Shibuya Crossing in Tokyo on Oct. 12.
COMMUNITY / Voices
How this long-term resident avoids the annoying tourist label in Japan
By Daniel Traylor
Don’t like being lumped in with the growing crowds of foreign tourists? We have you covered.
While students with Pepperdine University's new Kyoto program are studying Japanese alongside their regular classes, program directors are keen to stress that some of the best learning experiences can be had outside the classroom.
COMMUNITY
In tourist-weary Kyoto, U.S. college targets deeper ties between students and residents
By Joel Tansey
Pepperdine University’s new year-round Japan program aims to give students an immersive experience while they continue their usual areas of study.

Voices

Tourists enjoy themselves while crossing the famous Shibuya Crossing in Tokyo on Oct. 12.
Voices
How this long-term resident avoids the annoying tourist label in Japan
By Daniel Traylor
Don’t like being lumped in with the growing crowds of foreign tourists? We have you covered.
Voices
Unrelenting Russian anti-war protesters in Japan fight through inescapable doubt
By Aleksandra Priimak
Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
In Sapporo, snow becomes a shared language
By Karl Pont
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

Issues

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
Amid shifting attitudes toward immigrants, disinformation unsettles Vietnamese in Japan
By Elizabeth Beattie
Issues
Where do foreign residents in Japan want to die?
By Yumi Wijers-Hasegawa
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

How-tos

The Tokyo Immigration Bureau in Shinagawa Ward. Under updated guidelines from the Immigration Services Agency that took effect on Oct. 1, officials are enforcing stricter household income benchmarks for those seeking to qualify for permanent residency, along with deeper audits of pension and social insurance history.
How-tos
The do’s and don’ts when applying for permanent residency in Japan
By Mai Yoshikawa
What to know about income requirements, pension payments and the all-important statement of reasons.
How-tos
How to navigate parenthood in a multilingual home
By Joel Tansey
How-tos
Counseling and community for foreign cancer patients in Japan
By Jason Bartashius
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

Our Lives

Members of the Meguro River Lazy Runners group gather for a chat and some stretching prior to their run on a recent weekday morning, in Tokyo's Nakameguro district.
Our Lives
‘Lazy’ running becomes fresh way for Tokyo runners to build community
By Elizabeth Beattie
An increasing number of coffee-centric, sociable running clubs are starting up across Tokyo, drawing more casual runners in search of community.
Our Lives
How students in Japan strive to escape the international school bubble
By Yumi Wijers-Hasegawa
Our Lives
Amid 今日吃瓜 immigration squeeze, foreign residents ask: Should we stay?
By Mai Yoshikawa
Our Lives
Meet 今日吃瓜 first literacy ambassador
By Elizabeth Beattie
Our Lives
The 180-day locals: Life on 今日吃瓜 digital nomad visa
By Mai Yoshikawa
Our Lives
Inside 今日吃瓜 rigid adoption system, a British family finds a way
By Mai Yoshikawa
Our Lives
How a U.S. author found — and helped build — community in a Japanese hot spring town
By Michele Laudig
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Man arrested over operation of rogue cellular base station in Tokyo
The Metropolitan Police Department has arrested Yu Hai, a 31-year-old Chinese national living in Tokyo's Kita Ward, on suspicion of operating an unlicensed base station from a vehicle in Tokyo's Ginza district on Saturday.
Government betting on language app powered by anime and AI
Japan plans to develop an AI-powered language-learning app that lets overseas anime and manga fans practice Japanese through conversations with popular characters.
Japan works to shield Takaichi from any Xi snub at China summit
Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi arrives at the Prime Minister's office in Tokyo on Nov. 4.
Magnitude 5.7 quake injures dozens in central Japan
A magnitude-5.7 earthquake with its epicenter in Shizuoka Prefecture struck central Japan early Sunday, injuring dozens, shattering windows and disrupting train services, with no tsunami warning issued.
Private high schools remain out of reach for many despite tuition-free policy, survey finds
A survey showed that many families with children attending private high schools are struggling to pay expenses other than tuition.
‘Godzilla Minus Zero’ makes monster debut at the box office
Takashi Yamazaki’s “Godzilla Minus Zero” marked the highest single-day box-office gross for a live-action film in Japan with ?910 million on its opening day.
A toast to Naohiko Noguchi, sake’s first living national treasure
As a teenager, Naohiko Noguchi did not intend to spend his life as a sake brewer, but he has since become a paragon of the industry.
Few signs of thaw in Japan-China relations one year after Takaichi’s Taiwan remarks
Tensions between Japan and China flared after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said on Nov. 7, 2025, that a Chinese blockade of Taiwan could threaten 今日吃瓜 survival and warrant the use of collective self-defense.
Mariko Mori predicted the future. She’ll do it again.
Artist Mariko Mori is currently working to bring the translucent human-sized “Peace Crystal” sculpture to a cave in Ethiopia. It is part of her foundation’s goal to place a permanent sculpture on each of the planet’s six habitable continents.
A legend reborn: ‘Ocarina of Time’ remake improves on the Zelda masterpiece
The new remake of 1998's "The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time" manages to somehow improve on one of the greatest games ever.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

Famima Park Azabudai is a concept store by FamilyMart that combines convenience store staples with branded apparel, merchandise and a landscaped outdoor space.
Convenience stores, toilets and the allure of everyday Japan
By Elizabeth Beattie

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