This week in Small Business Japan

Here's your wrap-up of the week from the publisher of Small Business Japan. Discover the information you need for your business in Japan.

Why 'socialise' is a foreign concept in Japan: A Japanese perspective

When I went to the UK to study for a Master's degree, I came across the word 'socialise'. I think it was in a booklet for new students, which said something like, 'Let's be proactive and socialise'. To be honest, I found the idea a bit of a chore.

Ryan , an Irish bar in Tokyo owner, offers advice to foreigners hoping to open a restaurant in Japan

This week in Small Business Japan

Wonderful restaurants inevitably become 'neverland diners', and that's okay

The Japanese book Neverland Diner: At That Restaurant I Can Never Go to Again (Edited by Kyoichi Tsuzuki, 2021, the original title in Japanese 'Neverland Diner – 二度と行けないあの店で') is a unique 'guidebook' to vanished restaurants and bars.

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