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Japan's refugee conundrum: open wallet, closed borders
Tokyo's humanitarian pullback reveals waning global ambition
Japan immigration
Japan immigration
Foreign workers left high and dry in Japan's coronavirus economy
Rigid rules keep laid-off participants in trainee program from going where need is greatest
Japan immigration
On Japan's rough seas, Indonesian rookie fishermen dream big
Undermanned industry sends SOS as more guest workers seek richer shores
Japan immigration
Japan's foreign work force hit by 'coronavirus cuts'
Many overseas workers left to struggle without safety nets
Society
Japan's population shrinks at record rate, losing 276,000 people
Working-age labor force makes up smallest share ever
Japan immigration
Foreign workers in Japan earn only 70% of average pay
Gap is narrower for white-collar workers, first data show
Companies
40% of Japan's foreign caregivers trained by specialized agency
Onodera's network of Southeast Asian schools helps fill labor gap
Japan immigration
Japan advises small businesses on keeping foreign talent
Consultants to help create ideal work environments to attract graduates
Coronavirus
Coronavirus leaves Japan and South Korea short of Chinese workers
Laborers face prejudice from employers, while travel restrictions leave interns stranded
Japan immigration
Japan intensifies crackdown on student visa overstayers
Number of countries subject to stricter checks to increase tenfold
