As of June 2024, approximately 600,000 Vietnamese citizens were residing in Japan. The number of Vietnamese residents in Japan has increased tenfold over the last decade as Vietnamese residents ...

For a decade, Vietnamese worker Minh did tough jobs like sandblasting ships and welding steel, helping address rapidly ageing Japan's dire labour needs. But now, having overstayed his visa, he is in ...

The Japanese government has decided to replace its foreign trainee program, aiming to improve skill development and protect trainees' rights. Under the new plan, trainees on a three-year visa can ...

As Japan ponders the best way of taking in foreign workers, a government panel of experts has presented an interim report on the abolition of the Technical Intern Training Program. While heralding the ...

In 2019, Japan introduced the Specified Skilled Worker system to address labour shortages in specific industries, and aimed to admit 345,150 foreign workers over the first five years. Despite missing ...

Though the government denies having a formal immigration policy, the number of foreign workers increased during Abe’s second term from 2012 to 2020. Post-Abe governments continue using Abe’s ...

For a decade, Vietnamese worker Minh did tough jobs like sandblasting ships and welding steel, helping address rapidly ageing Japan's dire labour needs. But now, having overstayed his visa, he is in ...

Japan is grappling with an ageing population, one of the world's lowest birth rates and labour shortages across industries - Copyright Getty Images North America/AFP ...