Foreign Residents
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Social SeriesInclusive Society / Increasing Number of Schools Offer Special Japanese Language Tutoring for Foreign Students Living in Japan
The number of children who need Japanese language tutoring is increasing in schools in the nation...
January 12, 2026
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Social SeriesInclusive Society / Cultural Barriers Between Japanese, Non-Japanese Made Lower through Musical Activities, Sports
The number of foreign residents living in Japan is at a record high and continuing to rise. While...
January 11, 2026
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Social SeriesInclusive Society / Accepting Foreign Residents as Members of Japanese Society
The number of foreign residents living in Japan has continued to hit record highs, suggesting the...
January 9, 2026
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Politics & GovernmentJapanese Language Requirement Eyed for Permanent Residency Status; LDP Plans Revisions of Laws on Foreigners
Making Japanese language proficiency a requirement for foreign nationals to earn permanent reside...
December 31, 2025
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PerspectivesBarriers to Nursing Care Services Remain High for Elderly Foreign Residents; Government Seeks Ways to Help Growing Number of Aging Foreigners
Aging spares no one, including foreign residents of Japan. There have been concerns that the lang...
December 9, 2025
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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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Politics & GovernmentJapan to Charge Foreigners More for Residence Permits, Looking to Align with Western Countries
The government is set to raise fees for residence procedures for foreign nationals to levels comp...
November 20, 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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General NewsForeigners May Have to Pay Lump Sum for Health Insurance in Some Parts of Japan
Foreign residents may soon have to pay their national health insurance premiums up front in some ...
July 6, 2025
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General NewsMinistry Eyes Improving Night-School Japanese Lessons; Aim Is To Help Foreigners Complete Junior High School
The education ministry aims to make new guidelines, starting next fiscal year, for teaching the J...
November 16, 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 NewsShizuoka Pref. City Offers Foreigners Free Japanese Language Classes; Aims to Raise Non-Natives to Daily Conversation Level
Hamamatsu, a city with about 30,000 foreign residents in Shizuoka Prefecture, has launched an ini...
August 25, 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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Japan to Charge Foreigners More for Residence Permits, Looking to Align with Western Countries
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Shizuoka Pref. City Offers Foreigners Free Japanese Language Classes; Aims to Raise Non-Natives to Daily Conversation Level
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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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Ministry Eyes Improving Night-School Japanese Lessons; Aim Is To Help Foreigners Complete Junior High School
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Japan to Revoke Permanent Residency If Foreigners Fail to Pay Taxes