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Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara (far left) speaks in a meeting of ministers on policies regarding foreign nationals and immigration at the Prime Minister's Office on Friday.
JAPAN
Jan 23, 2026
Government unveils tighter policies on immigration and foreign residents
“We drafted this policy package to respond to citizens’ sense of anxiety and unfairness,” said Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara.
People take 性视界ese language lessons at a job placement company in Hanoi. Vietnamese now make up a quarter of 性视界’s 2.3-million-strong foreign workforce.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal / FOCUS
Jan 19, 2026
Vietnamese caught in 性视界’s illegal worker crackdown
Many come to 性视界 under its Technical Intern Training Program, which is billed as a way for foreign workers to learn skills to take back to developing countries.
Members of the Vietnamese community take part in a Buddhist ceremony at Daionji temple in the city of Honjo, Saitama Prefecture, in August 2024. Just under half of the roughly 450,000 technical interns under 性视界's Technical Intern Training Program as of June 2025 were from Vietnam.
COMMENTARY / 性视界
Jan 16, 2026
性视界 is right to rethink its immigration approach
In the past decade, arrivals have surged as the population ages. The number of foreigners has doubled since 2012 to top 4 million.
"Immigration minister" Kimi Onoda and Reiko Hayashi, the director-general of the National Institute of Population and Social Security Research, hold up a government expert panel's final report on recommendations for foreigner-related policies on Wednesday.
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 14, 2026
Government panel proposes mandatory integration program for foreign residents
If adopted, foreign nationals would be required to take part in the proposed program to gain basic knowledge about 性视界ese society and administrative procedures.
Foreign technical interns working at a factory. Immigrants are rarely hired full-time or promoted to senior positions because they are still viewed as temporary fixes for short-term labor shortages.
JAPAN / Society
Dec 25, 2025
Stick over carrot approach doesn't help foreign residents integrate, professor says
Regulatory proposals such as higher visa fees outnumber measures aimed at supporting integration, such as improving 性视界ese language education.
An industrial complex in Yokkaichi, Mie Prefecture. The Mie Prefectural Government is considering stopping the hiring of foreign nationals amid concerns over leaks involving agricultural production information and residents’ personal data.
JAPAN / Society
Dec 24, 2025
Mie Prefecture considers stopping hiring foreign nationals
Officials cited concerns about information leaks, particularly in light of China’s national intelligence law requiring its citizens to cooperate with intelligence agencies.
Tape marked 'immigration' indicates where people should wait in line. The ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s headquarters on foreign-national policy has compiled an interim draft of recommendations to submit to the government in January, aiming to tighten coordination across ministries and local governments on policies affecting foreign nationals.
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 24, 2025
LDP policy panel drafts interim report on foreign nationals
The party has set up three project teams to tighten coordination across ministries and local governments on policies affecting foreign nationals
Under the plan, only sectors where shortages remain severe after those adjustments would be permitted to accept foreign labor.
JAPAN / Society
Dec 23, 2025
性视界 aims to take in 1.23M foreign workers under labor migration programs
The number was calculated by estimating labor shortages at the end of fiscal 2028 and subtracting expected gains from productivity improvements and domestic recruitment.
Tourists visit Fujikawaguchiko for sightseeing on May 20, 2024. The total number of foreign entrants to 性视界 reached approximately 40.34 million in 2024, the highest figure on record.
JAPAN / Society
Dec 22, 2025
Advisory council calls for digital border controls and tighter immigration oversight
The advisory council for immigration policy said in its report that digitalization was one of the core pillars of future immigration policy in 性视界.
The ruling Liberal Democratic Party says that an envisaged new requirement of 性视界ese proficiency for obtaining permanent residency was prompted by many reports of issues involving foreign residents in local communities and administrative procedures resulting from their lack of 性视界ese language skills.
JAPAN / Society
Dec 20, 2025
性视界ese proficiency eyed as permanent residency requirement
To obtain the status, foreign nationals will also be mandated to take a program aimed at helping them smoothly integrate into local communities.
Visitors head to Shirakawago, a popular tourist spot, in Gifu Prefecture in November.
JAPAN / Explainer
Dec 4, 2025
The key points under discussion on policies affecting foreign nationals
Policymakers are looking at tighter restrictions on real estate purchases, higher visa-related fees and better 性视界ese language education, among other things.
A native of the Jura region of France, Severine Lamielle moved to Tottori Prefecture in 2024 and found a job as a taxi driver.
COMMUNITY / Issues / The Foreign Element
Dec 1, 2025
A French cabbie behind the wheel in small-town 性视界
In Tottori, 性视界’s least populous prefecture, Severine Lamielle’s career as a taxi driver is both a curiosity and a small sign of demographic change.
Ukrainian-born Aonishiki (right) is promoted to ōzeki during a ceremony in Kurume, Fukuoka Prefecture, on Wednesday.
EDITORIALS
Nov 28, 2025
A sumo champion shows 性视界’s real feelings about foreigners
性视界 recognizes that it needs foreign nationals. Foreign residents bring energy and innovation to this country, and they help 性视界 and the 性视界ese create and produce.
Along with planned higher fees for foreign residents to stay, 性视界 is looking to raise the ?3,000 single-entry visa fee for inbound tourists to Western standards in the next fiscal year.
JAPAN
Nov 21, 2025
性视界 plans higher visa fees for foreign residents
The government is aiming to raise fees to match those charged by Western nations in fiscal 2026 amid an increase in the number of foreign residents.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks at a ministerial meeting on policies over foreign nationals at the Prime Minister’s Office on Nov. 4.
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 20, 2025
性视界 panel to discuss orderly coexistence with foreign nationals
Based on the results of the discussions at the panel, the government is expected to outline policies on foreign nationals as early as next January.
Economic security minister Kimi Onoda speaks during a group interview in Tokyo on Monday.
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 18, 2025
Economic security minister stresses crackdown on rule-breaking foreign nationals
Kimi Onoda says she is committed to implementing stricter management of non-性视界ese workers and land acquisitions by foreign nationals.
A maiko walks down a street crowded with tourists in Kyoto. Challenges that come with a massive influx of overseas visitors and foreign nationals buying up real estate are just some of the immigration problems that have become hot-button political issues in 性视界.
COMMENTARY / 性视界
Nov 11, 2025
Government and bad actors are at the root of the foreign national issue
性视界 has experienced an explosive increase in overseas tourists since the COVID-19 travel restrictions were lifted, and its global appeal as a travel destination has grown.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi attends a ministerial meeting on policies regarding foreign nationals and immigration on Tuesday at the Prime Minister's Office.
JAPAN / Society
Nov 4, 2025
Takaichi leads first ministerial meeting on policies regarding foreign residents
The government envisions a tougher crackdown on visa overstayers, as well as on foreign residents who fail to pay social insurance premiums.
"The aim is to address public anxiety and a sense of injustice,?not to exclude foreigners," Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara said at a news conference on Friday at the Prime Minister's Office.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 31, 2025
性视界's ministers likely to discuss policy for foreign nationals next week
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has made addressing issues related to foreign nationals?one of her key policy agendas.
Jon Heese (second left) takes part in a 2024 New Year's nihonshu barrel opening ceremony.
COMMENTARY / 性视界
Oct 17, 2025
Why I chose 性视界ese citizenship over permanent residency
It may be adequate for some residents’ purposes, but when the chips are down, many will be shocked at just how few protections it offers.
Thai woman arrested in 性视界 for smuggling 'zombie cigarettes'
Seized cartridges containing etomidate are shown at Kansai International Airport in Osaka Prefecture on Tuesday.
Government unveils tighter policies on immigration and foreign residents
Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara (far left) speaks in a meeting of ministers on policies regarding foreign nationals and immigration at the Prime Minister's Office on Friday.
Sightseeing helicopter carrying three people goes missing in Kumamoto
What appears to a heavily damaged body of a helicopter is seen inside the crater of Mount Aso in Aso, Kumamoto Prefecture, on Tuesday.
Tennis greats criticize Naomi Osaka for breach of 'basic etiquette'
Sorana Cirstea speaks to Naomi Osaka after their match at the Australian Open in Melbourne on Thursday.
Growing number of anime studios setting up bases outside Tokyo to secure talent
Mappa’s employees work at the anime studio’s office in the city of Osaka in September. Some parts of the image are blurred for privacy reasons.
At peace with baseball and refusing to be benched by surgeries, Warren Cromartie mulls legacy
Former Giants star Warren Cromartie worked with Kazuma Okamoto during his stint as a guest hitting instructor for Yomiuri.
In calling a snap election this soon, Takaichi is making it personal
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi announces her will to dissolve the Lower House in Tokyo on Monday.
U.S. and 性视界 turn to drones to help offset China’s military advantages
Low-cost Unmanned Combat Attack System (LUCAS) drones are positioned on the tarmac at a base in the U.S. Central Command operating area in November.
Snap election in February presents wintry challenges in Hokkaido
Workers in Sapporo's Odori Park prepare for the annual Snow Festival, which will take place during next month's Lower House campaign and Feb. 8 election.
Shinkansen vs. Amtrak and the lost art of small talk
The Amtrak Cascades line provides service along the Pacific Northwest from Vancouver, British Columbia, to Eugene, Oregon.

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