Japan immigration

Bangladeshi tech talent heads to Japan's north to Sapporo expat scene

Cool weather, less crowding and lower cost of living draw foreign job seekers

20200902N Sapporo Odori Koen

The Central Park of Japan's north, Odori Koen: Sapporo is Japan's fifth-largest city by population. (Photo by Kosaku Mimura)

TORU TAKAHASHI, Nikkei staff writer
September 4, 2020 22:45 JST

SAPPORO, Japan -- He has come a long way from Dhaka, but Mohammed Julkarnaine, a 32-year-old from Bangladesh who moved to this northern Japanese city to work in software development, seems happy to call it home.

Read Next

Latest on Japan immigration

  • Japan immigration

    In Japan, babies born to foreign parents hit 3%, easing birth decline

    In Japan, babies born to foreign parents hit 3%, easing birth decline
  • Japan immigration

    Japan's foreign population hits record 3.95m as workers flood in

    Japan's foreign population hits record 3.95m as workers flood in
  • Japan immigration

    Foreigners in Tokyo's Shinjuku make up nearly 40% of early-20s residents

    Foreigners in Tokyo's Shinjuku make up nearly 40% of early-20s residents

    • Sponsored Content

    About Sponsored ContentThis content was commissioned by Nikkei's Global Business Bureau.