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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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Survey asks foreign tourists what bothered them in Japan, more than half gave same answer

Lack of trash cans once again is high on the list, but not the top response.

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Number of foreign students in Japan hits record high, one country accounts for over 35 percent

More students from abroad than ever before are studying in Japan, with a massive surge between the last two reporting periods.

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Fake cherry blossom viewing failure leads us to international friendship in Ueno Park

While trying to pretend to enjoy Tokyo’s cherry blossoms, Mr. Sato ends up having a touching true sakura moment.

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First foreigner becomes tour bus driver in Japan under specified skilled worker program【Video】

Expanded status of residence program opens up new avenue for foreigners working in Japan.

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Foreign resident of Japan sentenced to eight months in prison for vandalizing Tokyo shrine

Sentence handed down to 29-year-old Chinese man for spray-painting Yasukuni Shrine.

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Where’s the happiest place for foreigners to live in Japan? Study investigates

Ibaraki’s first Foreign Resident Happiness Index finds some surprising variety in its three subcategories.

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