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As many industries in Japan face an acute labor shortage, Team Mirai — a political party that won 11 seats in the Lower House election — suggests foreign workers can be replaced by artificial intelligence. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/17/japan/politics/team-mirai-immigration/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #teammirai #foreignworkers #foreigntrainees #expats #immigration

The government announced a comprehensive set of policies aimed at tightening regulations on foreign nationals and immigration. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/23/japan/foreign-nationals-policies/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #foreignworkers #foreigntrainees #expats #visas #immigration #realestate

Japan’s government is to set the number of foreign workers accepted under the Specified Skilled Worker program and the new “employment for skill development” system at a combined total of 1.23 million. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/23/japan/society/foreign-worker-cap/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #foreignworkers #foreigntrainees #jobs #immigration #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

Top Japanese shipbuilder Imabari Shipbuilding lost its official certification for foreign technical intern programs for violating the industrial safety and health law, the Immigration Services Agency has said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/26/japan/imabari-shipbuilding-technical-intern/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #imabarishipbuilding #immigrationservicesagency #foreigntrainees

The Japanese government has kicked off the process of replacing the controversial Technical Intern Training Program with a new system in 2027 that would improve working conditions for foreign workers on the program. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/12/17/japan/foreign-workers-program/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #immigrationservicesagency #foreignworkers #immigration #foreigntrainees #expats #jobs

The number of foreign nationals residing in Japan hit a record high of over 3.4 million in 2023, with employment-related visas seeing significant growth amid efforts to address the country's acute labor shortage. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/23/japan/society/foreign-nationals-visas-japan-record/ #japan #society #foreignworkers #immigrationservicesagency #foreigntrainees #visas #immigration

Two young Indian men describe taking part in Japan's controversial Technical Intern Training Program as a rewarding cultural experience. Luck shouldn't play such a key factor in a government initiative, but their story could serve as a model for how to fix things. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/community/2023/12/18/issues/indian-trainees-farm-internship-japan/?utm_content=bufferafc66&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #community #issues #immigration #foreigntrainees #indiancommunity #foreignworkers