The national poverty rate stood at 15.7 percent in 2006, according to first-ever figures released Tuesday […]
It’s hard to imagine that there would be much hand-wringing in Japan over poverty figures. After […]
Nearly one in every six Japanese lives in poverty, one of the highest rates among developed […]
A labor union of foreign workers requested Monday that the Aichi prefectural board of education address […]
Some social insurance offices in Ibaraki Prefecture falsified company managers’ average monthly earnings that will be […]
Technical colleges and schools attended by foreigners will be included in the Democratic Party of Japan’s […]
Internal Affairs and Communications Minister Kazuhiro Haraguchi responded positively Thursday to the proposed granting of voting […]
The Japan Business Federation (Nippon Keidanren) is responsible for the recent increase in the number of […]
Two members of the Yamaguchi-gumi crime syndicate were arrested on the spot Monday on suspicion of […]
When spring approaches next year, many foreigners in Japan could be in for a rude awakening: […]