immigration

LIVING IN JAPAN

Are Foreigners in Japan Getting High-Cost Healthcare For Free? Not Really

A Japanese politician says some foreigners are coming to Japan to get high-cost healthcare for free. The facts say otherwise.

INSIDER

This Conservative Proved Too Chinese For Japan’s Racist Right

One conservative commentator wanted to run for public office in Japan - but was just too darn Chinese for the Japanese right…

LIVING IN JAPAN

Why a Backyard BBQ in Japan Might Bring The Cops to Your Door

Can you BBQ in your backyard in Japan? One Chinese resident learned the hard way that what's legal isn't necesarily considered polite.

TRAVEL

Tourists Flock to This Hot Hokkaido Spot. Residents Worry Their City is Disappearing

Many restaurants and businesses in the city of Furano love the influx - but others are sick of picking up traveler's garbage.

LIVING IN JAPAN

Immigration to Japan Sets New Record for 12th Year Running

Thanks to a labor shortage, immigrants continue to flock to Japan looking for new opportunities.

LIVING IN JAPAN

Japanese School Wrongly Expels Kurdish Student Whose Immigration Status Lapsed

The sixth-year elementary student will return to school after the Japanese government said the decision contradicts its guidance.

SOCIETY

Muslim Cemetery in Miyagi Prefecture Will Proceed Despite Resistance

The prefecture has received 400 objections to the proposed cemetery, which would be the 11th in the country.

TECHNOLOGY

Japanese Konbini Uses Overseas-Operated Avatars for Night Shifts

How do you keep konbini in Japan operating 24 hours a day during a labor shortage? Lawson thinks it has the answer.