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Number of foreigners living in Japan has grown 50 percent in four years, hits historic high

Japan’s foreign resident population surges past four million for the first time in history.

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Japan has abolished advance deportation notifications to foreigners’ lawyers

16-year policy swept away with less than a week for transition.

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British man arrested for biting Japanese police officer during shokumu shitsumon questioning

The question of how to respond to the Japanese police’s quasi-random on-the-street questioning is a complex one, but this isn’t the answer.

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Almost exactly half of the new adults in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward are foreigners

One of the city’s most internationalized districts hits a cultural milestone on Coming of Age Day.

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Nearly one in ten young adults living in Japan isn’t ethnically Japanese, statistics show

Japan’s young adult foreign national population is soaring while its ethnically Japanese counterpart is shrinking.

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Majority of Japanese mayors say foreign residents are essential but most see good and bad effects

Civic leaders see economic upsides and cultural difficulties in Japan’s accelerating internationalization.

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Japan may add Japanese language proficiency, lifestyle classes to permanent foreign resident requirements

Required time spent living in Japan to apply for citizenship likely to double too.

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Record number of foreign children in Japan need help understanding Japanese in school

As Japan’s foreign population grows, its foreign kid count is getting bigger too, and educational systems might not be keeping up with the country’s changing demographics.

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Number of foreigners studying Japanese in Japan hits record high, but are there enough teachers?

Students studying Japanese as a second language in-country hits historic high, majority of teachers are unpaid volunteers.

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Japanese government considering raising foreign resident visa renewal fees by 400 percent or more

Proponents say they want to use extra money to improve quality of life for foreign residents, strengthen programs to find and deport illegal residents.

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Foreign tourists in Japan break inbound fall tourism record, are spending their money differently

Number of international visitors to Japan continues to rise, but spending patterns are shifting as bargains start to dry up.

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Non-Japanese babies make up more than 3 percent of births in Japan, a record high

Percentage is even higher in Tokyo and other areas attractive to foreign residents, and even then doesn’t tell the full story of how Japan is becoming more international.

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Foreign tourists spending at Japanese department stores dropping rapidly, study says

Tax-exempt spending falls for fifth consecutive month compared to previous year.

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New English textbook published for anime industry’s Animator Skill Test

NAFCA text covers the skills, both in drawing and speaking Japanese, that you’ll need to start an anime artist career in Japan.

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Foreign population in Japan hits record high as Japanese population falls to record low

The face of Japanese society is rapidly changing. 

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Brand-new theme park in Japan charges foreign tourists 25 percent more than locals for tickets

Welcome, to two-tier pricing park!

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Tokyo prostitution ring members who targeted foreigners arrested

In possibly related incident, Tokyo Metropolitan Police received complaint from foreigner that “I paid the woman the money, but didn’t get to have sex.”

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Foreign resident of Japan starts work as city’s first-ever non-Japanese rickshaw puller【Photos】

Trilingual guide spreading love for one of Japan’s most beautiful historical towns.

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With arrests of foreigners in Japan increasing, police no longer guarantee in-person translators

Getting arrested in Japan is never a good idea, but it’s about to become even more inadvisable for foreigners.

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Foreign-born convenience store manager in Japan saves elderly customer from being scammed

Senior regular customer’s shopping trip was very different, and much more expensive, than his usual ones.

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