Being home to more foreign residents is good for Japan, economists say, but more support is needed. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/08/14/foreign-residents-survey/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #expats #foreignworkers #surveys
Japan's internal affairs ministry has started a survey of all municipalities on the collection of the individual resident tax from foreign workers who left the country in 2024. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/09/japan/japan-survey-foreigners-resident-taxes/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #taxes #diet #foreignworkers #immigration
The number of Japanese nationals in Japan fell by around 910,000 during 2024, to 120.7 million, while the population of foreign residents rose 10.65%, to 3.68 million. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/07/japan/society/japan-population-foreign-residents/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #population #depopulation #expats #foreignworkers
Japan's inheritance tax is high, unforgiving and sometimes avoidable for foreigners who are residents in the country. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/08/07/economy/japanese-inheritance-tax/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #foreignworkers #expats #taxes #inheritancetax #foreignresidents #immigration #permanentresidency
GTN takes a chance on newcomers to Japan by acting as a guarantor for non-Japanese tenants. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/31/companies/gtn-foreigners-japan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #foreignworkers #foreigntrainees #housing #property #realestate #propertyrental
A group of Japanese prefectural governors called on the central government on Wednesday to work toward a multicultural society in which foreign and Japanese nationals live together. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/31/japan/prefectural-chiefs-promote-multicultural-society/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #foreignworkers
The proportion of foreign residents in Japan could surpass 10% of the population as early as 2040, Justice Minister Keisuke Suzuki said Wednesday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/31/japan/society/japans-foreign-population-10-2040/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #keisukesuzuki #justiceministry #foreignworkers #population #depopulation
The government has adopted a basic policy to start a new residency qualification system for accepting human resources from overseas in April 2027, in a bid to secure foreign talent. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/28/japan/foreign-workers-new-residency-system/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #foreignworkers #foreigntrainees #jobs
The leader of Japan’s largest opposition party has criticized the concept of “Japanese First” policy — advocated by small, right-wing party Sanseito — saying foreign residents are critical to maintaining Japan’s economy. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/17/japan/politics/cdp-noda-foreigners/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #yoshihikonoda #cdp #sanseito #foreignworkers #expats #2025upperhouseelection
Remote work is changing how Indian professionals — and their families — live, work and thrive in Japan. Five years after the pandemic, a new kind of migrant story is emerging. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/community/2025/07/14/issues/indian-migration-japan-remote-work/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #community #issues #india #immigration #foreignworkers #tech #indiancommunity #indiajapanrelations #expats
An alarming uptick in anti-immigrant rhetoric by parties ahead of the Upper House election is causing concern among foreign nationals in Japan, eight nongovernmental organizations warn. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/09/japan/politics/anti-immigrant-rhetoric-concern/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #2025upperhouseelection #diet #foreignworkers #expats #sanseito #ldp #dpp
Driving schools in the Chubu region have started using translation apps that recognize spoken words and automatically translate them into other languages. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/30/japan/japan-driving-school-translation-apps/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #translation #apps #driving #foreignworkers #nagoya #mie