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From visa applications to salary ranges, what does it take to make the move to Japan as an Indonesian? And is it really worth it?

Avoid costly mistakes when buying property in Japan as a foreigner. Learn about the hidden dangers and how to stay safe. Get reliable information and insights to help you navigate Japan's property market.

The onsen bath is one of Japan’s most beloved cultural institutions — and one of the easiest places for foreign visitors to inadvertently cause offense without meaning to. Most Japanese onsen-goers are forgiving of foreign visitors...

The short answer is yes — foreigners can buy property in Japan without restriction. There is no requirement to be a resident, no limit on foreign ownership, and no additional tax burden placed on non-Japanese buyers. Japan is, in this re...

Japan’s mountains have been places of spiritual practice for over a thousand years. The same volcanic activity that produces the country’s hot springs also shaped its sacred geography — peaks considered homes of gods, river v...

The fantasy and the reality of rural Japanese life diverge in specific, predictable ways. Both versions are compelling — the reality is often more interesting than the fantasy — but the divergence matters enormously for anyone seriously ...

The headlines about Japanese houses selling for $1 are technically true but somewhat misleading. ¥1 houses exist — typically in the most depopulated rural areas, sometimes literally given away by municipalities. But the more interesting ...

Japan’s reputation for being expensive is, in 2026, significantly outdated — at least outside of central Tokyo. The yen has remained weak against major currencies, the structural cost of rural living is extraordinarily low, and the...

The most effective Japanese language school in existence has no tuition fees, no formal curriculum, and no office hours. It’s the everyday life of a small Japanese town — the vegetable stand where the owner asks if you want the dai...

Not all hot springs are the same. Japan’s extraordinary geological diversity — volcanic islands, ancient mountain ranges, coastal plains — produces hot spring water with wildly different chemical compositions. Each type has distinc...