The work-life balance is so bad among Japanese workers, that local headlines even claim people are working themselves to death. To ease this issue, the government has launched 'Premium Friday', a campaign that's encouraging employees to take some time for themselves.

By 2020, Japan's prime minister Shinzō Abe wants women to fill 30% of the nation's senior management roles. Yet despite efforts to get women into work, a growing number are targeting domestic bliss. Are dreams of a family funded by a high-earning husband anything more than a fairytale?

Japanese Gen Yers are often called the ‘enlightened generation’. Yet while they’re more self-aware and less materialistic than their parents, they’re also more risk-averse. Can the Tobitate! Young Ambassador Programme convince them to leave the comfort of home and study abroad?

Japan's notoriously exhausting work culture seems to be changing, with one firm touting its appeal to graduates by promising only ‘about ten hours of overtime per month’. A new generation of graduates expect more from their future workplace – they want an employer that cares.