The Marketplace | 10 October 2018 Since the government established the intern program in the early 1990s, it has continuously grown. Currently, over 35,000 businesses use it, according to the Organization for Technical Intern Training (OTIT), a government... read more
Nikkei Asian Review | 4 October 2018 TOKYO — The Japanese government will provide assistance to small and midsize businesses employing or planning to employ foreigners, as the country seeks to secure enough labor to keep its economy humming. The Min... read more
The Nation | 28 September 2018 The labor ministry plans to enhance the consultation and advice systems available to companies that hire foreign workers who come to Japan under a new residential status expected to be introduced next fiscal year. The center... read more
The Mainichi | 26 September 2018 TOKYO — Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said Sept. 26 that the government will consider opening up more than 10 industries to foreign workers with a new five-year residency status to be introduced in April nex... read more
Japan Times | 26 April 2018 The government is mulling an update to the nation’s visa system in order to accept more foreign workers in a growing number of professions facing manpower shortages, including those that serve the labor-hungry restaurant and ... read more
The Mainichi | 15 September 2018 TOKYO — In response to the government’s planned introduction of a new residency status for foreign laborers, the Japan Franchise Association (JFA) is considering submitting a request to have convenience store c... read more
Japan Times | 14 September Japan is gearing up to accept more foreign workers as its own population is on the brink of a steep decline, Foreign Minister Taro Kono said Thursday. Japan has traditionally resisted accepting migrant workers, at times easing s... read more
Nikkei Asian Review | 5 September 2018 TOKYO — The Tokyo Metropolitan Government has proposed to the national government that foreign housekeepers be allowed to work five years in Japan, up from the current three years. Tokyo authorities believe thi... read more
Asahi Shinbum | 31 August 2018 The Justice Ministry plans to tighten rules for running Japanese-language schools from October in a bid to close loopholes that allow foreign students to work in Japan based on the pretext of studying abroad. As the number o... read more
By: Sakura Murakami Japan Times | 28 August 2018 The Justice Ministry will upgrade its Immigration Bureau to an agency from April to deal with an anticipated influx of foreign workers, Justice Minister Yoko Kamikawa said at a news conference in Tokyo on T... read more