Japan immigration
Japan races to court foreign talent as it doubles skilled worker cap
Better support and pay key to attracting up to 820,000 workers in 5 years
Japan immigration
Japan immigration
Japan to double cap on skilled foreign workers from fiscal 2024
Over 800,000 could qualify over five years under new proposal
Opinion
Japan has to do more for migrant rights than drop 'intern' label
New guest worker program preserves unfair restrictions on job mobility
Japan immigration
Japan to make it easier to revoke foreigners' permanent residency
Taxes, pension and health insurance premiums must be paid to retain status
Japan immigration
Japan's ruling party consents to job changes by foreign trainees
Government and LDP panel reach compromise on overhaul of controversial program
Japan immigration
Japan to introduce six-month residency visa for 'digital nomads'
IT workers can work remotely while traveling around the country
Japan immigration
Japan's foreign workers surpass 2m for first time, led by Vietnamese
Indonesians are fastest-growing nationality as skilled-labor program expands
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Japan eyes adding drivers, railway workers to skilled worker visa
First expansion of program could accommodate tens of thousands more workers
Japan immigration
Surge in Nepalese students in Japan tests multiculturalism
Number second only to Chinese after overtaking Vietnamese for first time
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Japan could relax immigration policy as Abe faction wanes in LDP
Once-powerful conservative group led by Shinzo Abe hit by fundraising scandal
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Japan to grant long-term resident status to fourth-generation Japanese
New rules will also let applicants bring family members after five years
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Japan's LDP resists push to let foreign trainees switch jobs faster
Pro-business ruling party calls for 3-year wait despite expert proposal
Transportation
Japan to offer tests for taxi and bus drivers in more languages
20 languages could be added, including English, Chinese and Vietnamese
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Japan's Credit Saison to begin rental guarantees for foreign residents
Service comes as government aims for 400,000 international students a year
Japan immigration
Labor-rich Indonesia aims to send 100,000 workers to aging Japan
Tokyo wants ASEAN talent as staff shortage hits hotels and nursing care
Japan immigration
Japan's Fukuoka eases residency screening for foreign IT engineers
Application process that can take more than 3 months could be completed in weeks
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Foreign workers in Japan can switch jobs in 1 to 2 years under plan
Wait time extended in proposed trainee program after employers voice concerns
Japan immigration
Japan to ease residency rules for foreigners starting a business
Founders could stay for up to 2 years without investment
Japan immigration
Japan moves to let foreign workers change jobs under new trainee program
Flexibility and relaxed stay requirements proposed to improve troubled system
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Japan to launch new residency status for those fleeing war in December
People who qualify will be able to live and work as long-term residents
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Comment
India unlikely to solve Japan's labor shortage
Language hurdles and low salaries make other countries more attractive
Japan immigration
Japan's foreign students lag far behind local peers in job hunting
Hiring timetable, uncertainty of returning to home country contributes to late start
Education
8% of immigrant teens in Japan do not attend high school
Rate is 5 times more than for local kids, as written entrance tests pose barrier
Japan immigration
Japan's Persol looks to Philippines to help staff restaurants, hotels
Recruiter teams with local universities' hospitality programs to train workers
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Japan's expanded visa rules to help foreign graduates stay for work
Plan aims to lift post-graduation employment to 60% over a decade