The government on Tuesday launched a new office within the Cabinet Secretariat tasked with addressing concerns about the ...

Following similar trends overseas, several Japanese political parties are announcing tougher regulations against foreigners ...

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Tuesday launched a new office within the Cabinet Secretariat tasked with reviewing and ...

With the July 20 upper house election approaching, the emergence of campaign rhetoric targeting foreign residents in Japan ...

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba pledged Tuesday to set up a new command center within the Cabinet Secretariat early next week ...

With his calls to limit foreign workers, fight globalism and put “Japanese First,” Sohei Kamiya has brought a fiery ...

A pandemic policy that bars re-entry for many permanent and long-term residents has ... He is one of nearly 100,000 foreign residents of Japan who have been prevented from re-entering the country ...

Starting from September, Japan will loosen its widely criticized entry restrictions on travelers from abroad, allowing all its foreign residents with a legal residence status to travel freely and ...

The policy towards foreign workers has triggered criticism, including from some Japanese officials. Taro Kono is a Liberal Democratic Party member of Japan's House of Representatives.

Foreign residents are critical to maintaining Japan’s economy, said Yoshihiko Noda, as he issued a call on the campaign trail ...

Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba faces an increasingly uphill battle in Sunday's upper house election, and a loss could ...

As of June, 3.59 million foreign residents lived in Japan, ... Options should be considered for broadening channels to reflect the views of foreign residents in policy measures for inclusivity.