How will the rising number of tourists and foreign residents impact Japan's response in disasters, which relies on the calm and generosity of local communities?
Oizumi Town wants to welcome foreigners and adopt English as a common language, but its vision leaves behind the very Japanese taxpayers who built the town.
More than 8,000 non-Japanese children are not attending school. Local governments need to develop additional measures to close the education gap.
Shinzo Abe leaves behind a rich legacy of policy, quiet, effective leadership, and a “normalizing” Japan that has left the traumas of the 20th century behind.
Immigration in Japan: why are displaced Ukrainians readily accepted when people from Myanmar or Afghanistan aren’t being granted refugee status?
The makeup of families has changed drastically in Japan, and there are many policy implications and social service needs to consider as the trends continue.
The Japanese government has taken pre-emptive measures to prepare for a rising curve of infections should it occur.
Officials hope that clearer rules and a chance to comply voluntarily will make it easier for foreign nationals to live and work within their visa limits...
Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga announced a further relaxation of international travel restrictions following a Cabinet meeting on October 30. Under certain conditions, Japanese citizens and...
