Tokyo police have arrested four people on suspicion of illegally arranging cleaning jobs for Indonesians admitted to Japan as ...

In this island city in the Seto Inland Sea, a haunting tragedy contrasts with the harsh reality: foreign workers are both a ...

Japan plans tougher requirements for visas to foreign entrepreneurs, with a six-fold increase in minimum capital to 30 ...

Following the designation of four Japanese municipalities as “partner cities” for four African countries at the 9th Tokyo ...

As the number and diversity of foreign residents increase across Japan, the need for a comprehensive approach to integration becomes ever more apparent. But institutional barriers are hampering the ...

My younger daughter, who is teaching herself elementary Japanese, looked up from her workbook recently and asked me what the ...

Jordan King is a Newsweek reporter based in London, U.K. Her current focus is on religion, health, food safety and population. She has covered the persecution of religions in the global south, ...

THOUGH Japan's industrial revolution began only towards the end of the nineteenth century, her progress since then has been remarkable. Within a relatively short time she has succeeded not only in ...

MATSUMOTO, Japan >> As the number of domestic skiers and snowboarders declines significantly, many ski resorts in Japan are having difficulty staying open. A resort’s ability to attract foreign ...