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General NewsSurvey Finds 59% of Japanese Opposed to Actively Accepting Foreign Workers
About 60% of respondents to a recent survey by The Yomiuri Shimbun and Waseda University’s Instit...
December 2, 2025
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Politics & GovernmentJapan to Tighten Screening of Foreigners’ Residential Status by Providing Information of Nonpayment of Taxes
The government will share with local authorities information related to the nonpayment of taxes a...
November 27, 2025
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Crime & CourtsStand-ins Found Taking Japanese Language Tests for Foreigners Seeking ‘Specified Skilled Worker’ Status
The Osaka prefectural police have uncovered a series of proxy test-taking cases in connection wit...
November 9, 2025
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General NewsShizuoka Gov.’s Proposal on Living Together with Foreigners Draws Criticism, Comments Call It ‘Inhospitable to Japanese People’
The Shizuoka prefectural government has received a flood of critical emails and phone calls regar...
August 19, 2025
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ElectionsUpper House Election: Topic of Foreign Nationals Becomes Key Issue in Japan Election; Baseless Criticisms Against Foreigners Spread on Social Media
Foreign nationals have become a topic of contention in the House of Councillors election campaign...
July 18, 2025
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CompaniesJapanese Small, Midsize Firms Increasingly Employing Foreign Workers; Effort Aims to Secure Talented Employees
Many small and midsize companies are actively hiring foreign workers. Of the 2.3 million foreign ...
June 1, 2025
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General NewsWorkplace Accidents Involving Foreign Workers Soaring; Number of Deaths Plus Injuries Hits Record High in 2023
Along with the increase in the number of foreigners working in Japan, the number of work-related ...
November 21, 2024
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CompaniesJapan Makes Taxi, Bus Driver Jobs More Obtainable for Foreigners; Paper Exams Now Offered in 20 Languages
OSAKA — The exam to obtain a license to drive taxis and buses can now be taken in 20 languages, m...
October 6, 2024
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CompaniesJapanese Companies Increasing Efforts to Hire Foreign Students; Firms, Local Governments Help Them Acquire Skills to Find Jobs in Japan
Amid a declining birth rate and attendant labor shortage, as well as the expansion of many busine...
August 31, 2024
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General NewsJapan’s Exam for Care Workers to Be Heavily Revised as More Foreigners Sought; Test-takers Will Be Able to Pass in Parts
The government has decided to drastically revise the national exam system for certifying care wor...
July 23, 2024
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Politics & GovernmentJapan Enacts Legislation on Foreign Worker Training
Tokyo, June 14 (Jiji Press) — Japan’s parliament enacted legislation on Friday to create a new sk...
June 14, 2024
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Yomiuri EditorialEnd of Technical Intern Program: Use Reformed System to Improve Working Environment for Foreigners
Japan’s system of bringing in foreign human resources will be drastically changed. As competition fo...
February 10, 2024
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Yomiuri Editorial
Abolition of Technical Intern Training Program: Improve Treatment of Foreign Workers under New System
When Japan accepts foreign nationals, the idea of using them as a cheap labor force must be changed....
November 10, 2023
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EconomyGrowing Efforts to Help Foreign Students Find Jobs in Japan
Efforts are growing to help international students in Japan find jobs at domestic companies. Univers...
April 24, 2023
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Politics & GovernmentGovt to Ease Rules to Welcome More Skilled Foreign Workers
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japan will relax conditions for certain foreign nationals to obtain residency s...
February 18, 2023
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Japanese Companies Increasing Efforts to Hire Foreign Students; Firms, Local Governments Help Them Acquire Skills to Find Jobs in Japan
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Japan Makes Taxi, Bus Driver Jobs More Obtainable for Foreigners; Paper Exams Now Offered in 20 Languages
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Japanese Small, Midsize Firms Increasingly Employing Foreign Workers; Effort Aims to Secure Talented Employees
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Foreign students return / Support for foreign students helps them adjust to Japanese life
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Japan’s Exam for Care Workers to Be Heavily Revised as More Foreigners Sought; Test-takers Will Be Able to Pass in Parts