{"id":99791,"date":"2017-06-13T16:09:41","date_gmt":"2017-06-13T07:09:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?p=99791&lang=en"},"modified":"2018-08-23T15:06:37","modified_gmt":"2018-08-23T06:06:37","slug":"new-era-immigration-kyushu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/new-era-immigration-kyushu\/","title":{"rendered":"New Era of Immigration in Kyushu"},"content":{"rendered":"

Living and Working Together<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare revealed last year that the number of international workers in Japan (including international students who are employed) was expected to exceed one million for the first time in January 2017. The 50,000 figure was estimated for the Kyushu region with a notable increase in the size of the Vietnamese and Nepali communities in the past five years. The government is targeting an increase to the number of foreign students who can work up to 28 hours per week to 300,000 by 2020. They are also looking for people from overseas to enter Japanese businesses and farms, which will help expand a system of technical internship-based training.<\/p>\n

The Nishinippon Shimbun (the newspaper with Kyushu’s largest circulation) is currently running a series called a \u201cNew Era of Immigration in Kyushu<\/a>\u201d which reports the realities and challenges facing the international workforce in Kyushu. Original article from Nishinippon Shimbun (12\/15\/2016)<\/a><\/p>\n

New Era of Immigration in Kyushu – Wins Award!<\/strong><\/h3>\n

In late October 2017, Waseda University announced the top three grand prize winners of the Ishibashi Tanzan Memorial Journalism Award. The Grass Roots Democracy category went to the Nishinippon Shimbun \u201cNew Era of Immigration\u201d series, which investigated the conditions of international workers in Fukuoka and Kyushu. Twenty-nine articles from the series were summarized and translated into English by Fukuoka Now and can be accessed from this page.<\/p>\n

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Publisher\u2019s Comment<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Every morning, my staff and I read the Nishinippon Newspaper to keep up on local events and news. In late 2016, we began to notice more reports involving foreigners. On closer inspection we noticed the reports were about foreigners who live and work here. This was interesting because media usually reports only about inbound tourists or so-called unique residents (henna gaijin<\/em>). Local media was finally taking note of the growing number of foreign workers in Kyushu, and not just about success and failures, but also about the impact this new wave of immigrants is having on society. As an immigrant who has worked, lived and paid taxes in Japan for over 30 years – I know this is something we all need to pay attention to. Fukuoka Now is very proud to provide translated summaries of this important series on our website.
\n– Nick Szasz \/ Publisher \/ Fukuoka Now<\/p>\n

Selection of reports from the series<\/strong><\/h3>\n

A selection of reports from Nishinippon Shimbun\u2019s series \u201cNew Era of Immigration in Kyushu<\/a>\u201d are presented here. New entries will be added as they become ready, so please check back for more. The links listed here take you to translated summaries (by Fukuoka Now) original reports that appeared in the Nishinippon Shimbun. Feel free to leave comments. Links to the original Japanese articles are also included.<\/p>\n

International Student Migrant Workers<\/strong>
\n\u2022 Immigration Exceeds One Million (#1 of 7 part series)<\/a> \/ \u66ae\u3089\u3057\u306e\u96a3\u300c\u79fb\u6c11\u300d100\u4e07\u4eba<\/a>\u00a0(original Japanese report)
\n\u2022 International Community On The Edge Of The City (#2 of 7 part series)<\/a> \/ \u90fd\u4f1a\u306e\u9685\u306b\u5916\u56fd\u4eba\u6751<\/a> (original Japanese report)
\n\u2022 Japanese Language School On Depopulated Island (#3 of 7 part series)<\/a> \/ \u904e\u758e\u306e\u5cf6\u306b\u65e5\u672c\u8a9e\u5b66\u6821<\/a> (original Japanese report)
\n\u2022 Holding Down More Than One Part-time Job (#4 of 7 part series)<\/a> \/ \u5922\u8ffd\u3044\u30d0\u30a4\u30c8\u639b\u3051\u6301\u3061<\/a> (original Japanese report)
\n\u2022 Student Dropout Returning Home (#5 of 7 part series)<\/a> \/ \u7a81\u7136\u300c\u9000\u5b66\u300d\u5931\u610f\u306e\u5e30\u56fd<\/a> (original Japanese report)
\n\u2022 Fake Refugees (#6 of 7 part series)<\/a> \/ \u632b\u6298\u306e\u3061\u300c\u507d\u88c5\u96e3\u6c11\u300d<\/a> (original Japanese report)
\n\u2022 The Dilemma Of The 28 Hour Weekly Working Cap (#7 of 7 part series)<\/a> \/ \u300c28\u6642\u9593\u306e\u58c1\u300d\u30b8\u30ec\u30f3\u30de<\/a> (original Japanese report)
\n—–
\n\u2022 International Students and Interns Missing in Kyushu<\/a> \/ \u7559\u5b66\u30fb\u5b9f\u7fd2\u751f\u5931\u8e2a\uff14\uff18\uff10\u4eba\u3000\u6628\u5e74\u306e\u4e5d\u5dde\uff17\u770c\u3001\u751f\u6d3b\u82e6\u306a\u3069\u80cc\u666f\u3000\u30d9\u30c8\u30ca\u30e0\u3001\u30cd\u30d1\u30fc\u30eb\u4eba\u304c\u5897\u52a0<\/a> (original Japanese report)
\n\u2022 International Students and Interns Taking Advantage of the Refugee System<\/a> \/ \u7559\u5b66\u751f\u30fb\u5b9f\u7fd2\u751f\u5931\u8e2a\u3000\u300c\u7a3c\u3052\u308b\u300d\u3068\u96e3\u6c11\u507d\u88c5\u3000\u300c\u7533\u8acb\u7c21\u5358\u300d\u5236\u5ea6\u3092\u4e71\u7528<\/a> (original Japanese report)
\n\u2022 International Students Not Following Their Dreams (Questionnaire)<\/a> \/ \u751f\u6d3b\u8cbb\u7a3c\u3050\u65e5\u3005\u3001\u5922\u8ffd\u3048\u306c\u7559\u5b66\u751f\u3000\u798f\u5ca1\u5e02\u3067\u8857\u982d\u30a2\u30f3\u30b1<\/a> (original Japanese report)
\n\u2022 Creation of Special Zones in Kyushu Could Allow Students to Work up to 36 Hours a Week<\/a> \/ \u7559\u5b66\u751f\u5c31\u52b4\u300c\u9031\uff13\uff16\u6642\u9593\u300d\u306b\u3000\uff18\u6642\u9593\u62e1\u5927\u3001\u4e5d\u5dde\u5404\u770c\u304c\u7279\u533a\u691c\u8a0e<\/a> (original Japanese report)<\/p>\n

The Business of Overseas Study: Behind the Scenes at Language Schools<\/strong>
\n\u2022 Language Schools Facing Serious Problems (#1 of 5 part series)<\/a> \/ \u6388\u696d\u4e2d\u3001\u8ced\u3051\u30c8\u30e9\u30f3\u30d7\u6a2a\u884c\u3000\u5b66\u751f\u56f2\u3044\u8fbc\u307f\u300c\u5b66\u6821\u5d29\u58ca\u300d<\/a> (original Japanese report)
\n\u2022 International Students Sent Home as a Warning to Others (#2 of 5 part series)<\/a> \/ \u898b\u305b\u3057\u3081\u306b\u300c\u5f37\u5236\u5e30\u56fd\u300d<\/a> (original Japanese report)
\n\u2022 Japanese Language School Classes in Disarray (#3 of 5 part series)<\/a> \/ \u6559\u5ba4\u300c\u5168\u6ec5\u300d\u306a\u3048\u308b\u5fd7<\/a> (original Japanese report)
\n\u2022 Experience Gained at Part-time Jobs Recognized as Class Credits (#4 of 5 part series)<\/a> \/ \u30d0\u30a4\u30c8\u3082\u5358\u4f4d\u8a8d\u5b9a<\/a> (original Japanese report)
\n\u2022 Issues Surrounding Japanese Language School Inspections (#5 of 5 part series)<\/a> \/ \u3072\u305a\u307f\u751f\u3080 \u691c\u67fb\u306e\u9699<\/a> (original Japanese report)
\n—–
\n\u2022 Stricter Regulations for Language Schools with High Numbers of Expulsions and Drop-outs<\/a> \/ \u7559\u5b66\u751f\u306e\u5165\u56fd\u5be9\u67fb\u3001\u6cd5\u52d9\u7701\u53b3\u683c\u5316\u3000\u9664\u7c4d\u30fb\u9000\u5b66\uff11\uff10\u4eba\u4ee5\u4e0a\u306e\u65e5\u672c\u8a9e\u5b66\u6821\u306b<\/a> (original Japanese report)
\n\u2022 Responses to the Tightening Immigration Policies<\/a> \/ \u7684\u5916\u308c\u300d\u73fe\u5834\u306f\u53cd\u767a\u3001\u7559\u5b66\u5be9\u67fb\u53b3\u683c\u5316\u3000\u65b0\u65b9\u91dd\u300c\u4e0d\u6cd5\u300d\u300c\u9032\u5b66\u300d\u3082\u540c\u4e00\u8996<\/a> (original Japanese report)<\/p>\n

Transforming the Workplace<\/strong>
\n\u2022 Japanese Workforce Now Includes Over 200,000 International Interns<\/a> \/ \u5916\u56fd\u4eba\u5b9f\u7fd2\u751f21\u4e07\u4eba\u3000\u300c\u56fd\u969b\u8ca2\u732e\u300d\u5b9f\u969b\u306f\u52b4\u50cd\u529b<\/a> (original Japanese report)
\n\u2022 Record Numbers of International Residents in Japan<\/a> \/ \u5728\u7559\u5916\u56fd\u4eba\u6570\u6700\u591a238\u4e07\u4eba\u306b<\/a> (original Japanese report)
\n\u2022 Population Inflow into Japan Fifth Highest in the World<\/a> \/ \u79fb\u6c11\u554f\u984c\u3001\u65e5\u672c\u3082\u5f53\u4e8b\u8005\u3000\u5e74\u959334\u4e07\u4eba\u3001\u4e16\u754c\u7b2c\uff15\u4f4d<\/a> (original Japanese report)
\n\u2022 Low Number of Highly Skilled International Workers in Kyushu<\/a> \/ \u5916\u56fd\u4eba\u306e\u9ad8\u5ea6\u4eba\u6750\u5c11\u306a\u304f\u3000\u4e5d\u5dde\u3001\u7559\u5b66\u751f\u306f\u5168\u56fd\u5272\u5408\u4e0a\u56de\u308b<\/a> (original Japanese report)
\n\u2022 New System to Attract Skilled International Workers Off to a Slow Start<\/a> \/ \u9ad8\u5ea6\u5916\u56fd\u4eba\u6750\u3001\u5165\u56fd\u4f38\u3073\u60a9\u307f\u300016\u5e74\u306f\u65b0\u898f229\u4eba<\/a> (original Japanese report)
\n—–
\n\u2022 International Workers Manufacture Japan-made Products (#1 of 6 part series)<\/a> \/ \u300c\u65e5\u672c\u88fd\u300d\u983c\u308a\u306f\u5916\u56fd\u4eba<\/a> (original Japanese report)
\n\u2022 Japanese Companies Recruit Talented International Students (#2 of 6 part series)<\/a> \/ \u7559\u5b66\u751f\u3001\u793e\u306e\u982d\u8133\u306b<\/a> (original Japanese report)
\n\u2022 Kyushu Graduates Pursue Careers in Other Parts of Japan (#3 of 6 part series)<\/a> \/ \u4eba\u6750\u4e89\u596a \u90fd\u5e02\u3078\u6d41\u51fa<\/a> (original Japanese report)
\n\u2022 Embracing Cultural Differences In The Workplacen (#4 of 6 part series)<\/a> \/ \u7570\u6587\u5316\u53d7\u3051\u5165\u308c\u306b\u5dee<\/a> (original Japanese report)
\n\u2022 Difficulties in Obtaining Work Visa in Japan (#5 of 6 part series)<\/a> \/ \u63a1\u7528\u963b\u3080\u300c\u30d3\u30b6\u306e\u58c1\u300d<\/a> (original Japanese report)
\n\u2022 A Culture that Fosters Startups and New Businesses (#6 of 6 part series)<\/a> \/ \u8d77\u696d\u3057\u3084\u3059\u3044\u98a8\u571f\u306b<\/a> (original Japanese report)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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