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Japan, Where the Impossible is Possible (and Vice Versa)
Japan, it turns out, has lots of paperwork. Citizens are somehow able to jet right past the formalities, be they printed forms in...

Tim Odagiri
Sep 16, 20244 min read


To Understand the Japanese Business Environment, Visit a Parking Lot
When parking an automobile, most drivers in western countries go headfirst, driving forward into their parking spaces. However, drivers i...
Harold Archer
May 16, 20232 min read


Renew Your Driver’s License in Japan
When I first arrived in Japan, getting a driver’s license was a piece of cake. I moved from a place that had a full reciprocal agreement ...

Tim Odagiri
Jul 7, 20227 min read
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