Japan must provide multilingual information on COVID-19
The government should create basic guidelines on how to disseminate information and give consultation services in foreign languages on COVID-19.
Juvenile center helps foreign youths in Japan rejoin society
A juvenile correction facility near Yokohama has been helping offenders of foreign descent turn their lives around for the past three decades. In a country where language and cultural barriers are often the root cause of delinquency, the Kurihama Juvenile Training School plays a big ...
The figure was up 3.6 percent from the end of last year as more technical interns and workers enter Japan amid a severe labor shortage.
Muroran community spot fosters international diversity in Hokkaido
A community space in Muroran, Hokkaido, is connecting residents with others on the island who hail from countries as diverse as Thailand, Canada, South Korea and the United States. Once a month, they gather to take part in a so-called English Night where they can ...
The Brave Blossoms' performance is a sign of the opportunities that await and the advantages to be won if Japan does more to embrace foreigners and give them a chance to contribute.
Muted in country of birth, three women fight for voice and choice in Japan
As Japan's demographic sands shift, with its graying population, declining regional communities and doors inching further open to immigrant workers, three young female Tokyoites are envisioning a new way forward. One is Korean, one is Chinese and the other is Japanese, but they all want ...
On the eve of Disaster Prevention Day in Japan, communications experts urged authorities using social media to improve messaging targeting foreign residents of Japan and visitors to the country so that what they are trying to convey will come through loud and clear. Amid an ...
Japan needs to establish guidelines and infrastructure for multilingual support to foreign residents
It is high time that the national government formulated guidelines on what information it should disseminate in what languages.
In ski hub Niseko, tension arises between locals and overseas residents
A growing number of complaints regarding an increase in foreign residents is straining relations in Niseko, an area in Hokkaido internationally known for its famous ski resorts. In the town of Kutchan, foreign residents make up over 10 percent of the population during winter. Tensions ...
The record high of 2.73 million was driven by a surge in Vietnamese, Indonesians and Nepalese, the Immigration Bureau says.
Tokyo's foreign residents prepare for worst at multilingual disaster drill
On the heels of a year marked by natural disasters — and with thousands of foreign workers expected to enter the country over the next few years — the Tokyo Metropolitan Government hosted a disaster drill Wednesday in Setagaya Ward to prepare foreign residents ...
While more than half of Japanese feel that their communities are shrinking, only about 14 percent believe it is necessary for society to actively accept foreign workers and those wishing to settle in order to keep their regions going, a survey has found. The survey, ...
