Japan has reached a record high of over 3.4 million foreign residents in 2023, driven by an increase in work visas, particularly for employment-related purposes. The government data revealed a 10.9% increase from the previous year, with almost 3.42 million non-citizens coming from China, Vietnam, Indonesia, and Myanmar. In response to the growing foreign population and to address the country's acute labor shortage, Japan is implementing several measures. These include allowing foreigners with "specified skilled worker" status to become in-home caregivers, after obtaining professional qualifications, passing the language test, and receiving conversational and cultural training from the hirers. Additionally, Japan will relax requirements for agritourism in rural areas and has proposed to conditionally allow foreign nationals to engage in home care services for the elderly. Furthermore, as Japan wrestles with problems created by overtourism, Kyoto's Gion neighborhood decides to start leveling fines. Japan will also introduce a new national accreditation system for Japanese-language schools from April to ensure their quality meets the needs of the growing foreign population.
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Japan will introduce a new national accreditation system for Japanese-language schools from April in an effort to ensure their quality meets the needs of the country's growing foreign population. https://t.co/NPXRGilaWy
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New national standards for Japanese-language schools to start April: Japan will introduce a new national accreditation system for Japanese-language schools from April in an effort to ensure their quality meets the needs of the… https://t.co/D5Yn37viTY #japannews #japantoday
New national standards for Japanese-language schools to start April https://t.co/ZFarS04odE
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://t.co/QBwxLU42nA
Japan's welfare ministry has proposed to an expert panel a plan to conditionally allow foreign nationals to engage in home care services for the elderly. https://t.co/liGHNE54PK
Japan will relax some requirements for people looking to offer experiences like agritourism in rural areas, hoping to create more options for foreign visitors as tourism traffic rebounds. https://t.co/CL1giMoxyP
Jobs in Japan: The government will allow foreigners with "specified skilled worker" status to become in-home caregivers. They must obtain professional qualifications, pass the language test, and receive conversational and cultural training from the hirers. https://t.co/gEIUwxosVt
As Japan wrestles with problems created by overtourism, Kyoto's Gion neighborhood decides to start leveling fines. Learn what's leading the neighborhood to take this drastic step in our latest. https://t.co/myQbTdxV1A
Record 3.4 million foreign residents in Japan as work visas rise: The number of foreign nationals residing in Japan hit a record high of over 3.4 million in 2023, government data showed Friday, with employment-related visas seeing… https://t.co/b5VGQWLyok #japannews #japantoday
The number of foreigners living in Japan continued to accelerate dramatically. As of December last year, almost 3.42 million non-citizens lived here. That’s a 10.9% increase from the previous year. The majority come from China, followed by Vietnam, Indonesia, and Myanmar. https://t.co/KRj1EntJuN
Japan to let more foreigners work as in-home caregivers https://t.co/jOvsoFqape
Record 3.4 million foreign residents in Japan as work visas rise https://t.co/hlC6DHbawS