Japan's new foreign worker plan faces language challenge

Japan's plan to invite foreigners to work in fields with severe labor shortages faces a challenge. Schools and other ...

Japan Raises Residency Fees 2,000 Percent Amid ‘Anxiety’ Over Foreigners

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is making it harder for immigrants to stay in the country. Critics say she is hurting Japan’s ...
The Diplomat

Post-Election, Japan Reassesses Policies on Foreigners

Right-wing populists, viral social media posts, and deep-seated economic anxieties have amplified the belief that foreigners enjoy special treatment in Japan. Japan’s famed hospitality is under strain ...

Observing the Japanese Language Class of the Toda International Friendship Association | Thinking about Japanese Language Learning for Foreigners and Local …

This is a past article reflecting on activities from when I observed the Japanese language class of the Toda International ...
Nippon.com

A Gifu City’s Japanese-Language Training Gets Foreign Kids Up to Speed for School

The industrial city of Kani, Gifu, has seen a constant rise in its foreign population. For more than 20 years the city’s Bara ...

Zero Foreign Language Skills? No Problem! 3 Reasons You Can Start a Japanese Cooking Experience for Foreigners at Home

Start from zero conversational skills! I am Kasumi Shiina, an expert in Japanese cooking experience classes for ...