Ukraine war
Grassroots refugee support grows in Japan amid tough asylum policy
Country accepts less than 1% of applicants, far cry from Canada's over 60%
Japan immigration
Japan immigration
Tokyo considers national standards for Japanese language schools
Unified certification for teachers also recommended by panel
Japan immigration
Japan weighs longer stays for world's elite college graduates
Move aims to boost competitiveness by easing job hunting for skilled foreigners
Japan immigration
Foreign students in Japan face big hurdles entering public high schools
Despite government guidance, many institutions offer no help with entrance exams
China tech
China tech talent eager to work in Japan, Tokyo entrepreneur says
Digital signage startup's founder sees opportunity amid Beijing tech crackdown
Japan immigration
Japan to introduce certification for Japanese-language teachers
Instructors will need to have qualifications to teach international students
Japan immigration
Japan to lose pay appeal for Vietnamese, Indonesian workers by 2032: study
Stagnant Japanese wages risk making Southeast Asians look elsewhere for jobs
Society
Foreign workers in rural Japan lack access to language schools
More than 40% of qualified instructors are concentrated in Tokyo
Opinion
Japan is finally facing up to its economic need for immigrants
COVID and global competition for skilled workers force change in stance
Datawatch
Foreign workers shun Japan as yen's value plunges
Average wage in dollar terms falls 40% over 10 years
Opinion
Equality not the winner in Tokyo court decision on gay man's visa
Real issue is different treatment of same-sex and opposite-sex couples
Companies
Hitachi's latest batch of potential leadership candidates is 26% foreign
Japanese industrial group also promoting younger employees in seniority shake-up
Comment
Japan grapples with foreign worker protection as border reopens
Patchy government response leaves interns reliant on support groups for help
Politics
Japan's Kishida pins hopes on foreign tourists to revive economy
PM says government wants to leverage yen's fall to 24-year low
Japan immigration
Court rejects long-stay visa for gay U.S. man married to Japanese
Japan agency says resident status not granted to same-sex couples
Japan immigration
Japan ruling on foreign detainee death reignites human rights concerns
Order to pay damages in 2014 case puts focus on lack of medical care
Japan immigration
Japan government ordered to pay $11,500 over Cameroonian man's death
Local court says immigration facility officials should have sent him to hospital
Japan immigration
Japan faces challenge in luring foreign students after border closure
40,000 applicants gave up on coming to the country altogether
Opinion
Japan should improve record on trafficking before taking G-7 helm
Country trails peers due to problems with foreign intern trainee programs
Japan immigration
Japan screens foreign researchers for espionage risks
Visa applicants must disclose sponsors and travel histories under new rule
