Despite legislation, danger of exploiting foreign workers remains
Rather than relying on foreign "trainees" to compensate for labor shortages, Japan should establish apprenticeship programs to give citizens needed skills.
Japan's masochistic approach to immigration
The Asahi Shimbun's online newsmagazine, Webronza, recently featured a conversation between former Asahi reporter Mieko Takenobu and sex-goods purveyor Minori Kitahara. They discussed the latter's brief imprisonment after being busted for displaying "salacious material" at her store associated with the controversial "vagina artist" Rokudenashiko. ...
Visa overstayers launch campaign for 'legalization'
A group of visa overstayers launched a month-long campaign Monday in which they will ask 36 local assemblies in the Kanto region for special permission to remain in the country legally. Spearheaded by the Asian People's Friendship Society, a nonprofit organization, the campaign includes 35 ...
Panel calls for traineeship shake-up
The Justice Ministry is looking at ways to reform the long-criticized foreign trainee program, including whether to boost penalties for employers abuse trainees.
Foreign trainee program given OK for expansion
Japan decides to expand the abuse-tainted foreign trainee program in light of a labor shortage threatening construction projects for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
Trainee admits double-killing at fish firm, says colleagues mistreated him
Police comb a fishery company in Hiroshima Prefecture where a 30-year-old Chinese trainee allegedly murdered the president and a female employee and wounded six others.
