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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...
Miyakojima Official Asks Car Rentals to Refuse Chinese and Korean Tourists
An official from the Transportation Division at the Miyakojima Station, Okinawa Prefectural Police, has suggested that Chinese and Korean visitors to the island should not be allow...
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...
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...
Women Fill 6.6% of Management Positions in Kyushu
The Fukuoka branch of the Teikoku Databank revealed the results of a survey into employment attitudes and practices in Kyushu. A total of 714 companies responded out of...
City to Develop Traditional Handicrafts Targeting Foreign Visitors
To help further promote Fukuoka’s traditional handicrafts, Fukuoka City will begin a new project to develop Hakata-ori textile products and Hakata Dolls targeted at...
K.I.T. and Partners to Launch Reusable Winged Rocket from the U.S.
A winged test rocket currently being developed by the Kyushu Institute of Technology, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), and IHI Corporation is slated for launch from.....
Fukuoka Growth Next Launches Business Matching Service
Fukuoka Growth Next, a public-private startup support center, has launched Growth Pitch, a service to help newly founded companies find...
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...
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...