Japan's central and local governments, alongside many businesses, started the year's first day of work on Monday, taking on a range of challenges including strained relations with China and recovery ...

Lately a diplomatic spat with China has begun depressing the number of people coming to Japan from that country—but even this ...

OIZUMI, Gunma -- While many foreigners work in this east Japan town, the cost of hiring them is increasing year by year. What exactly is the reason for local employers to continue hiring them? Some ...

Across Japan, many regional businesses rely on foreign labour to survive. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at ...

Residents are protesting a planned housing facility for foreign workers, exposing the conflict between Japan’s need for labor and anxieties over immigration. The economy of Kutchan, a town on Japan’s ...