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Graduates in Japan -12 office harassment types and surprising usage of their first paycheck

April 1 is the start of new year in Japan where many graduates started their life in corporate life. When I'm out especially on Friday nights, I have noticed a big group of black suit cladded young people partaking in 飲みニケーション "nommunication" or a Japanese corporate culture where colleagues build bond over alcohol. At the … Continue reading Graduates in Japan -12 office harassment types and surprising usage of their first paycheck →

Working in Japan

This week marks my first week of working in Japan! Working in a startup scene, my job isn’t a traditional Japanese company but the company was established in Japan, for Japanese consumers and many Japanese clock in and out every day (although 22 different nationalities work together). Also, my New Zealander husband works for a … Continue reading Working in Japan →