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FOREIGN TRAINEES

Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 23, 2019
First-time, short-term visitors to Japan hit record 27 million in 2018, making up 98% of arrivals
The number of new, short-term visitors to Japan hit a record high of 27.05 million last year, according to data showing arrivals from overseas by their visa status released by the Justice Ministry for the first time.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 7, 2019
First nursing care trainees from Myanmar arrive to begin work in Hokkaido
The three workers, all women in their 20s, will spend three years gaining experience at Sapporo-based Sakura Community Service Co.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Help Wanted?
Dec 31, 2018
Japan said unready for drastic social changes despite impending arrival of foreign workers
Experts bemoan the lack of support measures so far for incoming laborers.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 13, 2018
Japan's Justice Ministry reveals 174 foreign technical interns died between 2010 and 2017
The deaths included suicides and cases in which the cause of death was not clear.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 8, 2018
As Japan enacts law opening door wider to foreign labor, experts warn of challenges with integration
Experts say new government policies to facilitate the integration of foreign workers into Japanese society will be necessary if the new visa system is to succeed.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 1, 2018
Fewer foreigners than expected coming to Japan to work as caregiver trainees, data shows
A year after it started, smaller numbers of foreign workers than expected have arrived to join a trainee program for nursing care services.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 22, 2018
Supporters of foreign workers call for equal pay and permanent residence in Japan
Activists on Wednesday called for the creation of a permanent resident visa for blue-collar foreign workers and equal pay as their Japanese co-workers as the country aims to bring in more laborers from overseas.
EDITORIALS
Nov 21, 2018
Address issues in the technical intern program
Any practices where abuse of foreign workers is suspected should be eliminated.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Nov 15, 2018
Vietnam-born rights advocate Bungo Okabe steps in to stifle abuse of technical trainees in Japan
When it came to light in March that a Vietnamese man in Japan's foreign trainee program was duped into performing radioactive decontamination work in areas devastated by the 2011 nuclear disaster, Bungo Okabe, 36, was the first to offer help in seeking justice.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 14, 2018
The impact of accepting unskilled foreign labor
The new visa system will lack durability unless the needs of employers, local communities and foreigners are balanced.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 9, 2018
Chinese trainee wins compensation from Japanese farm after overtime pay amounted to ¥400 per hour
In another incident of abuse involving the government's foreign trainee program, often accused of being a cover for cheap labor, a Chinese trainee is awarded u00a51.99 million in unpaid wages owed by a farmer.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 19, 2018
Four Japan firms used foreign trainees to clean up at Fukushima plant after nuclear meltdowns: final report
Officials visited 1,018 companies with facilities in eight prefectures in eastern and northeastern Japan, interviewing trainees there to probe the situation.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 15, 2018
Underwear maker Wacoal probing labor conditions faced by foreign trainees
Major lingerie and underwear maker Wacoal Holdings Corp. has launched surveys at outsourcing plants within Japan to make sure foreign trainees there are not subjected to unlawful labor practices, company officials said Monday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 21, 2018
Clear strategy needed for inviting foreign labor
Japan's gradual approach to welcoming unskilled labor from abroad helps ensure the maintenance of social harmony.
EDITORIALS
Aug 30, 2018
Secure proper conditions for foreign workers
With more low-skilled workers coming in from overseas, Japan must improve their work and living conditions.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 18, 2018
Foreign interns face specter of abuse at labor-hungry Kumamoto quake sites
Kumamoto has seen so many foreign laborers lately that it is raising suspicions Japan's internship recruits are again being exploited as cheap labor.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 13, 2018
At least four firms used foreign trainees to clean up radioactive contamination from Fukushima nuclear plant: ministry
At least four contractors used foreign trainees for decontamination work related to the Fukushima disaster, the Justice Ministry determines after a 182-company internship probe.
Japan Times
JAPAN / FOCUS
Jul 12, 2018
Japan population declines at fastest pace yet, with only Tokyo seeing significant growth
While the country's rapidly graying demographics again headlined the internal affairs ministry's latest census, the annual report also highlighted the fact that only the Tokyo area is seeing significant population growth, due primarily to an influx of younger people.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 6, 2018
Nissan probe finds misuse of foreign trainees at plants in Japan
An internal probe by Nissan Motor Co. has discovered misconduct at its plants over the employment of foreign trainees, including forcing them to perform jobs not sanctioned under a government program, a company official said Wednesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
May 29, 2018
Diet group drafts bill that aims to promote Japanese language learning at home and abroad
A bipartisan group of lawmakers unveils a draft version of what might become Japan's first-ever law defining the government's responsibility to systematically promote Japanese language education.
Number of homeless in Japan hits record low
Homeless people sleep on the street in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward in August 2021.
Raising kids in Japan as a single parent? It takes a village.
Making things work as a foreign, single mother in Japan isn't easy, but these tips and tricks can help you through the hardest parts.
JAL cancels international flight after captain gets drunk at Dallas hotel
A Japan Airlines' flight from Dallas to Tokyo was canceled last week after its captain got drunk at a local hotel.
In Japan, regional revitalization fails to halt population decline
Sakiyama elementary school in Tamba, Hyogo Prefecture, in March .Over the past decade, the government has directed efforts toward policies designed to give young people incentives to base themselves in rural areas.
Putin’s war will soon reach Russians’ tax bills
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during a meeting in St. Petersburg on Friday.
Japan wants you to spend more with ‘luxury tourism’
Performers play a traditional drum unique to Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, in the prefectural capital of Kanazawa on March 16 to mark the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen line to Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture.
Theaster Gates’ ambitious ‘Afro-Mingei’ brings Black Chicago to Tokyo
Theaster Gates' “A Heavenly Chord” lines up church pews before seven speakers and a Hammond B3 organ, a type of electric organ prevalent in Black American churches.
Casa del Cibo: A thriving jewel born from Tohoku’s harsh past
When chef Ryohei Ikemi moved to Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture, and opened Casa del Cibo in 2011, it was the first proper Italian restaurant in the city.
Town to block view of Mount Fuji in response to overtourism
The town government of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, decided to set up a 2.5-meter-high screen to prevent tourists from taking pictures of Mount Fuji looming behind a convenience store.
Kyotographie's strong 12th edition shines light into the margins
Yassine Alaoui Ismaili, who goes by Yoriyas, turned to photography, shooting motion while in motion himself, after an injury forced him to give up his career as a professional breakdancer.

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