Whichever party wins Japan’s August 30 general election must deal with a population forecast to shrink […]
On a drab, rainy Sunday in June, a group of foreign workers gathered at the office […]
The number of registered foreign residents in Japan hit a record high of 2,217,000 at the […]
The Justice Ministry will clarify its guidelines for awarding special residence permits to encourage illegal immigrants, […]
New guidelines for special residency permits issued by the Minister of Justice to foreigners who have […]
In a major policy shift, the Upper House on Wednesday passed an immigration revision bill that […]
The Diet passed bills Wednesday that tighten controls on foreign residents, paving the way for them […]
CONTROLS ON FOREIGNERS Activist Akira Hatate opposes the bills to tighten control of foreign residents, arguing […]
New law would tighten up oversight of foreigners Human rights groups complain that because the justice […]
The Japanese government plans to introduce a ”point system” to give preferential treatment such as residency […]