The subsidy is ¥500,000. According to a 2023 study by the Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare, the cost of giving birth in Japan ranges from around ¥350,000 to over ¥600,000. The exact amount ...

GaijinPot Unfiltered is a new collection of long-form editorials exploring Japanese culture and society in depth. Stories aim to debunk those myths about Japan that can generate harmful stereotypes, ...

Recent headlines shared a story about a man requiring rescue from Mt. Fuji twice in four days while climbing in the off-season. Outside the official climbing period (July to early September), snow, ...

License validity New driver’s licenses (green license) are valid for a period of three years. Following renewal, the license is then good for another three years as an “ordinary driver” (blue license) ...