Japan immigration
Japan weighs slightly easing omicron entry ban for foreign students
Move would allow in only a few hundred scholarship holders
Japan immigration
Education
Japan entry ban puts student exchange programs at risk
University of California, Johns Hopkins and more won't send undergrads in spring
Japan immigration
Japan's unique recruitment system leaves foreign students behind
Support from universities needed to explain timing and techniques of job hunting
Japan immigration
Foreign-born children in Japan struggle to enter universities
Drive to lure overseas talent could be helped by education reform, experts say
Japan immigration
Japan misses foreign talent as companies seek strong linguists
Facing dearth of IT experts, recruiters call for focus on specialist skills
Japan immigration
Tokyo suburb rejects proposal allowing foreigners to vote
Musashino Mayor loses controversial bid for more diversity in referendums
Japan immigration
Japan extends tight entry rules into next year amid omicron fears
Restrictions had been slated to finish around year-end
Japan immigration
Japan's omicron travel ban strands caregivers and farmers
Labor shortage lingers while foreign workers await entry into country
Japan immigration
Japan to suspend 'exemption' visas for foreign entrants
Tokyo tightens criteria on omicron fears, asks travelers to reapply
Coronavirus
Japan to suspend entry of overseas travelers due to omicron
Foreign nationals to be barred, reversing earlier relaxation of restrictions
Business trends
Wage hikes gain momentum in Japan, from factories to pubs
Toyota doubles sign-on bonus as reopening economy worsens labor crunch
Travel & Leisure
Japan partial reopening prompts Asian airlines to add flights
Businesspeople and students expected to start coming again from Vietnam and Philippines
Japan immigration
Japan Inc. rushes to hire overseas talent as border reopens
Concerns arise over another COVID wave and higher costs
Coronavirus
Japan to raise daily entry cap to 5,000 travelers
Enhanced screening at airports also set to debut on Nov. 26
Japan immigration
Japan weighs opening immigration door wider amid labor crunch
More workers to qualify for permanent residency, but shift faces pushback
Coronavirus
Japan reopens borders but hefty paperwork impedes entry
Sponsoring businesses need 6 forms approved by authorities
Education
Universities in Japan welcome open borders but face long entry backlog
Pandemic ban forced thousands of students to abandon study abroad plans
Coronavirus
Japan to reopen borders starting Monday
Businesspeople, students, technical trainees to be allowed in, but not tourists
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Japan to ease entry for businesspeople, students but not tourists
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Politics
Japan to limit foreign students' access to security-linked tech
Universities will need Tokyo's approval to teach foreign government-sponsored students