Welcome to Tokyo.

Huge, sprawling, neon-lit, Tokyo is a world apart. Working here is like working nowhere else. You face the courtesy, the rituals, the bowing; but you face also the fierce heat of commercial competition. Tokyo is finally opening up to expatriates, and more and more are living here and forming communities. How will your family and kids settle in? Where do you live? How will you cope with the food? What if you can’t find an English-speaking doctor in an emergency? What is the phone number for Fed-Ex or UPS, and where do you order pizza? Going-there has the answers.

Getting There
From A to Z: visas, permits, tickets and shippers. Need a taxi from the airport? We’ll tell you how much it costs. A hotel? We know the best. And what about that culture shock? We’ll let you know what to expect.

Living There
The best neighborhoods, buying or renting a home, price guides and even sample lease agreements. Doctors, dentists, osteopaths: where to get that painful back treated. How to hook up, find a plumber, a cleaner, a laundry. Need to find a jazz club or submarine roll? Start here.

Raising Kids There
The critical stuff: the best schools with entry requirements, curriculum and fees. Pre-school, childcare, and nannies, or where to find a pediatrician. And for free time – family restaurants and activities for kids.

Playing There
Japan is full of heat and color. We’ll guide you round the best of the city and help you enjoy yourself. Try the sensational local cuisine, and then fight off the pounds with our Keep Fit listings. Or find the best places for a massage or sauna.

Working There
How do the Japanese do business? How is it different? We’ll give you the essential business etiquette; tell you how to get started; where to rent offices, find reliable lawyers, decipher banking and tax liabilities, hire staff, find a translator and show you which are the best networking groups to join.

Spouse Survival Kit
So you are here with your partner? Does that mean you have to sit at home? Our survival kit helps you make the leap – form friendships, find work, join clubs, network, take courses, keep busy.


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