For a decade, Vietnamese worker Minh did tough jobs like sandblasting ships and welding steel, helping address rapidly ageing Japan's dire labour needs. He considers his internship a success, despite ...

As of June 2024, approximately 600,000 Vietnamese citizens were residing in Japan. The number of Vietnamese residents in Japan has increased tenfold over the last decade as Vietnamese residents ...

Concerned that Vietnam's economic growth and a weakening yen might make Vietnamese workers less enthusiastic about working in ...

Across Japan, foreign workers are keeping factories, fisheries, and workshops afloat. But as wages rise in neighboring countries, many business owners worry that Japan may no longer be an attractive ...

In 2019, Japan introduced the Specified Skilled Worker system to address labour shortages in specific industries, and aimed to admit 345,150 foreign workers over the first five years. Despite missing ...

The Japanese government has decided to replace its foreign trainee program, aiming to improve skill development and protect trainees' rights. Under the new plan, trainees on a three-year visa can ...

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 ...