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America can solve its housing crisis by following Tokyo’s example

Wed, 10/04/2023 - 05:30

A large Japanese building in the middle of a U.S. city — What's Tokyo's secret? Liberal and centralized land-use policies that give developers a lot of power to build what they want, when they want.
Tyler Le/Insider

Real Estate, Discourse, Japan, tokyo, Housing, housing-prices, Discourse

People on the internet are split over Tokyo's standing sleeping pods: 'Why did Japan make this?'

Tue, 09/19/2023 - 04:00

Composite image of YouTubers and TikTokers using the standing sleeping pod in Nescafe Harajuku — A cafe in Tokyo offered standing sleeping pods for customers to take giraffe naps in.
TikTok user @JapanOnTikTok, YouTuber CDawgVA, and TikTok user @tombotravelsjapan

Retail, Japan, tokyo, Sleep, nap-pods

I moved my family to Japan on an ancestry visa. The paperwork was daunting, but our healthcare is better and cheaper.

Thu, 09/14/2023 - 12:18

A woman and her daughters petting a deer in Nara, Japan. — Veronica Hanson and her daughters petting a deer in Nara, Japan.
Veronica Hanson

Real Estate, Relocation, tokyo, Japan, Oregon, moving-trends

A hidden reason for San Francisco's remote work 'doom loop': Air conditioning

Sat, 09/02/2023 - 07:00

air conditioning hot — Dasqfamily

Tech Insider, san-francisco, remote-work, return-to-office, air-conditioning, tokyo, Offices

Elon Musk is on a glittery Tokyo summer vacation with Grimes and his son X. I've been to the same art exhibit he went to, and I've got to say — the man knows what's fun.

Sat, 08/19/2023 - 09:47

A composite image of Elon Musk (left) and the writer in an exhibit at TeamLab Planets Japan. — Elon Musk visited the TeamLab Planets exhibit in Tokyo. I've been there, and it's beautiful.
Chesnot/Getty Images; Cheryl Teh

Tech Insider, elon-musk, tokyo, Grimes, Vacation

2 people took me inside their affordable Tokyo apartments. After seeing what I can get in the city for as little as $500, I'd move to there in a heartbeat.

Sat, 07/29/2023 - 06:01

Ryan Crouse and Ryza Ry in their Tokyo apartments. — Ryan Crouse and Ryza Rynazal in their Tokyo apartments.
Monica Humphries/Insider

Real Estate, Features, Apartment, Apartment tour, micro apartments, tokyo, Japan

Americans are moving to Japan for its safety and affordability

Thu, 07/20/2023 - 09:38

A family of four posing for a photo in Japan. — Veronica Hanson and her family moved to Japan in 2022.
Veronica Hanson

Real Estate, Japan, Hiroshima, tokyo, moving abroad, American Expats, Moving

The 6 coolest things about The Room, ANA's luxurious business class seat with a wide bed and fully closing doors

Sun, 04/30/2023 - 07:50

Tech Insider : Travel

A view of — The long business class seat.
Taylor Rains/Insider

Transportation, Travel, Features, Business Visual Features, all nippon airways, Aviation, ANA

A new 'basic' Japanese airline is launching flights between San Francisco and Tokyo starting at $325 one-way. See what it will be like onboard the Boeing 787 jets.

Thu, 04/20/2023 - 05:00

Tech Insider : Travel

ZIPAIR — Courtesy of ZIPAIR

Transportation, Travel, Features, Planes, Visual Feature, ZIPAIR, tokyo

You could fly the 11 hours from San Francisco to Tokyo for as little as $100 this summer, thanks to a budget airline's new route

Thu, 04/13/2023 - 02:31

Tech Insider : Travel

ZipAir Boeing 787-8 takes off from Tokyo Narita International Airport. — ZipAir Boeing 787-8 takes off from Tokyo Narita International Airport.
Kittikun Yoksap/Shutterstock

Transportation, Travel, Airlines, Japan, tokyo

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