Beacon Reports

Mastering kotoba, plain and simple

There are dozens of flashcard programs on the market to improve your Japanese vocabulary. Many seemingly need a degree...

Update of 20 Dec 2014: Some information in this post may now be outdated! Banks routinely gouge their customers...

Reuters recently reported that Mitsubishi UFJ Financial has drawn up contingency plans to rid itself of long-term Japanese Government...

The Japanese are not known for their entrepreneurialism. Indeed, the International Institute for Management Development (IMD), one of Europe’s...

The expatriate is often reminded how unique it is to be living in Japan. After all, not every individual...

Ten months after March 11, I called my real estate agent to find out how Tokyo residential property had...

If you have received oseibo gifts that you don’t like or can’t use, here is a tip that might...