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Sep 8, 2017 Local News
New System to Attract Skilled International Workers Off to a Slow Start
To attract talented individuals and develop the country’s international workforce, the Japanese government introduced a point-based method for screening immigrants that gives prefe...
Sep 6, 2017 Local News
Low Number of Highly Skilled International Workers in Kyushu
According to sources such as the Kyushu Economic Research Association (Fukuoka City), Kyushu’s working-age population peaked in 1995 at 8.82 million, but had diminished by...
Sep 5, 2017 Local News
Kumamoto Introducing App to Help Students Report Cases of Bullying
The Kumamoto Prefectural Board of Education announced on August 30 that they will test an application that allows students to anonymously report instances of bullying on...
Sep 4, 2017 Local News
Population Inflow into Japan Fifth Highest in the World
Japan is officially not accepting unskilled laborers from overseas countries and instead continues to pursue a policy of isolation as far as immigration is concerned. But in realit...
Sep 1, 2017 Local News
Record Numbers of International Residents in Japan
The Ministry of Justice has announced that there were 2.38 million international residents in Japan by the end of 2016. The figure was a record high and increased by about...
Aug 30, 2017 Local News
Japanese Workforce Now Includes Over 200,000 International Interns
The international workforce in Japan has now exceeded the one million mark. Approximately 20 percent of this figure is made up of people who have been invited to Japan to participa...
Aug 25, 2017 Local News
Responses to the Tightening Immigration Policies
Earlier this year, local branches of the Immigration Bureau sent a document to Japanese language schools calling for those that had 10 or more students drop out or expelled over th...
Aug 22, 2017 Local News
Stricter Regulations for Language Schools with High Numbers of Expulsions and Drop-outs
It has come to light that immigration authorities within the Ministry of Justice have called for Japanese language schools, which had more than 10 or more students expelled or drop...
Aug 16, 2017 Local News
Issues Surrounding Japanese Language School Inspections
Nishinippon Shimbun wanted to clarify what kind of administrative guidance has been offered and how frequently it is being offered, so they asked to see the Fukuoka Immigration Bur...
Aug 3, 2017 Local News
Experience Gained at Part-time Jobs Recognized as Class Credits
Some vocational schools in Fukuoka Prefecture have started offering students class credits for the experienced gained at their part-time jobs. The Ministry of Education, Culture, S...