The Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), Komeito and Nippon Ishin no Kai on Friday confirmed that foreign students who are not expected to settle in Japan are ineligible for the country's tuition-free high school program. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/03/japan/society/foreigners-high-school-free-tuition-eligibility/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #expats #highschools #education #ldp #komeito #nipponishinnokai

After a long career in preschool education, Australian Linda Joyce is now taking up sustainable tourism as a bilingual concierge in rural Tochigi Prefecture. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/community/2025/09/25/our-lives/linda-joyce-tochigi-tourism/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #community #ourlives #expats #tochigiprefecture #tourism #overtourism #sustainabletourism #hotels #rurallife

Assume you’re not eligible for Japanese tax-advantaged investments as an American taxpayer? Think again. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/community/2025/09/24/how-tos/american-residents-investment-options-japan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #community #howtos #investments #expats #retirement #nisa #pensions #pensionfunds

A breathtaking piece of property in the heart of Tokyo has become the ultimate souvenir for wealthy foreign nationals. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/17/markets/foreign-property-buyers-tokyo/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #expats #tokyo #realestate #housing #china #inflation

The early bird gets the worm: how a student in Sendai found connection and renewal thanks to Japan’s famed calisthenics routine. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/community/2025/09/15/voices/rajio-taiso-sendai-calisthenics-intergenerational/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #community #voices #sendai#miyagiprefecture #expats #rajiotaiso #elderly #aging

History, housing, harmonies: Tokyo-based artist Melos Han-Tani draws inspiration from the everyday for his games, music and writing. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/community/2025/09/12/our-lives/melos-han-tani-game-designer/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #community #ourlives #expats #videogames #gaming #composer #music

Meet Jon Heese, the Saskatchewan native who has remained staunchly independent throughout his career in Japanese domestic politics. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/community/2025/09/08/our-lives/jon-heese-ibaraki-politician/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #community #ourlives #expats #ibaraki #localgovernment #canada

The Tokyo-based event platform More Than Music is not just about live shows — its founders are in the game to uplift musicians, seed connections and make community. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/community/2025/08/25/issues/more-than-music-concerts/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #community #issues #livemusic #expats #musicfestivals #musicians #shimokitazawa #zushi#kanagawaprefecture #japanesebeaches

Carl J. Green, who opened the Ford Foundation’s Japan office in 1975, dies at 85. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/community/2025/08/20/our-lives/carl-j-green-obituary/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #community #ourlives #obituary #expats #americancommunity #fordfoundation #washington #dc #georgetown

In the name of solidarity, the volunteers of the Tokyo chapter of Food Not Bombs are cooking up meals, donating supplies and coalescing a community for those in need. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/community/2025/08/18/issues/food-not-bombs-tokyo-volunteers-homeless/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #community #issues #homeless #expats #volunteers #homelessness

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

From Argentina to Asakusa: While teaching at a kindergarten in Tokyo, a writer far from home finds community, comfort and even a sense of belonging. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/community/2025/08/11/voices/buenos-aires-tokyo-koganji-kindergarten/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #community #voices #expats #foreigncommunity #englishteachers #asakusa#taitoward #argentina #buenosaires #matsuri

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

Traditional Japanese crafts are facing headwinds with the changing times. Can non-Japanese artists play a part in keeping these lineages alive? https://www.japantimes.co.jp/community/2025/08/04/issues/japan-craft-tradition-international-artists/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #community #issues #expats #japanesecrafts #kochi #kamakura #kochiprefecture#kanagawaprefecture#ishikawaprefecture

As Japan’s foreign population continues to rise, one of the talking points in Sunday’s Upper House election was how the country should deal with the increase of international residents. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/21/japan/politics/foreign-residents-election/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #2025upperhouseelection #expats

Women from the fastest-growing immigrant group in Japan are uplifting one another and making new lives as both mothers and working professionals, day by day. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/community/2025/07/21/issues/vietnamese-women-motherhood-careers/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #community #issues #vietnam #vietnamesecommunity #expats #immigration #mothers #maternityleave #daycare #foreigntrainees

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

Japan has set up an administrative body aimed at easing citizens' concerns over the rapid rise in the number of foreign nationals living in the country, with the issue emerging as a key one in Sunday's election. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/15/japan/politics/foreigner-concerns-administrative-body/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #depopulation #expats #tourism #shigeruishiba #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