Nami Sasai February 27, 2019 Japanese people begun to see more and more foreigners throughout Japan these days. They seem like tourists or workers. Why is the number of foreign workers increasing rapidly in Japan? The time when Japan needs to live closely with foreigners seems to come now. For a country of island with mono-cultural society, can Japan incorporate diversity in itself? Depopulating Japan According to the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, there are curre

July 25, 2018 Yumeka Nakata Do you know how many foreigners move to Japan as labor force? According to the Ministry of Justice, the number of foreign workers in Japan exceeded 1 million for the first time as of the end of October 2016. About 40 % them are the foreign residents who have permanent resident status (like Japanese Brazilians.) Others include specialists (interpreter, experts, and scholars) and foreign students. What is the best immigrant policy for Japan, which is

July 6, 2017 Homare Ito, Yumeka Nakata, Yoshika Maeshiro, Yui Kubota, Aya Uchiyama, Mamiko Yuasa On June 1, 2017, at the beautifully decorated blue stage of the Hilton Hotel of Shinjuku, Tokyo, the Catalyst Solution Summit 2017 announced the distinctive corporate winners, honoring activities that promote diversity and inclusion in Japan. Encouraging Japanese Corporations Toward Diversity The Catalyst is an international organization dealing with promoting women's participatio