For a decade, Vietnamese worker Minh did tough jobs like sandblasting ships and welding steel, helping address rapidly ageing Japan's dire labour needs. But now, having overstayed his visa, he is in ...

The number of foreign workers in Japan reached a new high of over 2.57 million as of the end of last October, government data ...

More than 6,000 foreign workers were injured or killed in workplace accidents in Japan last year, with Vietnamese nationals recording the highest number of casualties at nearly 1,600 cases. Japan's ...

Japan’s rapidly ageing population and severe labour shortages have pushed the number of foreign workers to a new record.

Japan is also considering closing its foreign trainee program and implementing a new worker recruitment system aimed at “protecting and developing” human resources. Tokyo is considering easing ...

KURUME, Fukuoka -- While many politicians are calling for tighter regulations on foreign nationals living in Japan, an agricultural company here has s･･･ ...

The number of foreign workers in Japan as of the end of October 2025 jumped 11.7 percent from a year before to 2,571,037, ...

Japan’s regional economies are facing severe labor shortages. Their survival depends on their ability to persuade foreign workers to stay. By River Akira Davis and Hisako Ueno Reporting from Tokyo and ...

VTV.vn - Japan continues to be Vietnam’s number one partner in official development assistance (ODA) and labour cooperation, third-largest investor, ...

As Japan ponders the best way of taking in foreign workers, a government panel of experts has presented an interim report on the abolition of the Technical Intern Training Program. While heralding the ...

But now, having overstayed his visa, he is in the crosshairs of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's promised crackdown on illegal workers. Minh, a pseudonym used to protect his identity, came to Japan in ...