Donald Trump's hostile signals over Greenland and the aftermath of the Venezuela attack have raised fears in Japan and South ...

For Takaichi, U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to capture the president of Venezuela and his fiery rhetoric toward ...

The new deal will support the implementation of the two nations’ Reciprocal Access Agreement, which came into force in ...

Japan's plan to give authorities the power to order foreign investors to retroactively divest acquisitions is aimed at ...

Japan plans to amend its foreign investment screening law to give authorities the power to retrospectively order foreign ...

An expert panel proposed Wednesday that the government create programs for foreign residents to learn Japanese and social ...

Lately a diplomatic spat with China has begun depressing the number of people coming to Japan from that country—but even this ...

Japan is tightening rules for foreigners. Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi plans stricter permanent residency and citizenship ...

Japan is preparing a series of immigration and entry policy changes that could significantly affect foreign residents, workers and visitors. As Japan’s foreign population rises faster than previously ...

Central Japan's Mie Prefecture is considering reinstating nationality requirements for its staff, effectively ending the hiring of foreign nationals. ･･･ ...

Japan doesn’t seem likely to develop nuclear weapons in the short-term. However, the tensions that triggered this episode are ...

The Mainichi Shimbun answers some questions readers may have about why Mie Prefecture is considering halting foreign staff ...