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