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 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
Finance
Foreigners in Japan find new credit cards just for them
Underserved market takes on new appeal as immigration rises
Companies
Soccer draws Vietnam workers with company-backed team in Japan
Sport's popularity expected to boost morale and retention amid labor shortage
Japan immigration
Hunger strikes spread in Japan's migrant detention centers
Deportees resort to extreme measures as more are held over six months
Japan immigration
Nearly 70% of Japanese say more foreigners are 'good': survey
Nation grasps reality of labor crunch, but not all are happy with foreign faces
Society
Duped into divorce: Foreign nationals plead for help in Japan
Many unwittingly divorced under "easy" system
Education
Japan's first university head from Africa champions diversity
Inspired by Nelson Mandela, Malian-born professor works to change minds in Kyoto
The Big Story
Asia in 2020: from tech turmoil to SoftBank's next crisis
Watch these emerging trends and political flashpoints in the year ahead
Technology
Japan's lifetime employment and low pay risk brain drain: lobby
Keidanren chief Nakanishi leads charge against antiquated hiring practices
Japan immigration
Snubbed by foreigners, Japan revamps blue-collar work visa program
With just 1,000 visa holders, Tokyo missing 40,000 target
Japan immigration
Less paperwork for Chinese visitors as Japan allows online visas
Government launches digital services to take pain out of bureaucracy
Opinion
Japan should take lesson on immigration from Brave Blossoms
Rugby team shows rewards for helping foreign workers to properly integrate
Japan immigration
Japan hospitals expand multilingual care as foreign patients rise
Osaka leads on services for international clients with 24-hour interpretation
Japan immigration
Foreigners in Japan hit record as Tokyo rolls out welcome mat
Chinese, South Koreans and Vietnamese lead immigrant influx
Japan immigration
Record 25,900 foreign students landed jobs in Japan in 2018
Asian countries accounted for 95%, led by China, Vietnam and Nepal
Japan immigration
Japan cries 'Help wanted,' but few foreigners heed the call
Just 376 new work visas approved out of first-year goal of 40,000
Business trends
Travelers beware: Japanese inns now taking vacations of their own
Labor shortage and exhausted staff force ryokan to close on some days
