Moving Home Checklist While the prospect of moving to better and possibly bigger accommodations is appealing to many, the process of officially moving out is usually not. For those living in Japan and moving out for the first time, the unique procedures and requirements that come with vacating a premise here can seem rather daunting. We advise you to create your own checklist, which makes it easier for you …

Perhaps the most time-consuming and daunting aspect of moving is knowing what to keep and what to sell, donate, or throw away before packing commences. It also perhaps comes as no surprise that taking everything you’ve accumulated over the years can become a very expensive endeavor when it comes to moving costs so it’s necessary to scrutinize all your belongings objectively in order to stay within budget and reduce …

With the recent spread of teleworking due to the Corona disaster, we often see news about the diversification of lifestyles, such as “regional migration, country living, multi-location living, and vacations. One of the reasons for this is the “Local Region Creation Start-up Support Project and Local Region Creation Migration Support Project” that the Japanese government is implementing to eliminate the concentration of people in one area. This program is …

The number of single-parent households has continued to increase since 1993, while the number of children in Japan’s aging society has not. In 1993, the number of single-parent households was less than 800,000, but in fiscal year 2008, the number of single-parent households increased to 123,000, a 1.5-fold increase. According to the White Paper on Gender Equality, 2028 edition, the number of single-parent households has continued to increase at …