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
Tobias Bieker of "Unpacking Japan" talks about the making of his podcast, the ethos of the work and his creative inspirations from fiction to jazz. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/community/2025/07/11/our-lives/tobias-bieker-unpacking-japan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #community #ourlives #expats #podcasts #osaka #jazz
Japan’s National Police Agency on Thursday revealed a draft of new, tougher traffic rules for foreign nationals who wish to convert their drivers license into Japanese ones. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/10/japan/crime-legal/npa-drivers-license-conversion/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesepolice #expats #tourism #cars #driving
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
Voting for the July 20 Upper House election started for Japanese nationals abroad on Friday, with citizens casting their ballots in Seoul, Beijing and Taipei. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/04/japan/politics/overseas-voting-upper-house-poll/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #taiwan #china #southkorea #2025upperhouseelection #immigration #expats
For non-native speakers, reading Japanese books can expand your mind and offer fresh perspectives — about not only Japan itself, but any topic you can name. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/community/2025/06/30/voices/japanese-books-gateway/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #community #voices #language #expats #reading #japaneselanguage #bookstores