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Japan migrant workers
Japan’s Incremental Change in a De Facto Immigration Policy
By Kimiko Kuga
Japan has scrapped the controversial TITP scheme, but its replacement has the same problem: foreign workers are not considered immigrants.
What Will Japan’s Great Reopening Mean for Immigration Policy?
By Maximilien Xavier Rehm
During the pandemic, Japan showed itself to be extremely skeptical toward foreigners, raising questions about the country’s immigration policy going forward.
The Vietnamese Debt Bondage Gamble
By Peter Bengtsen
Workers pay the equivalent of three to four years wages at home in Vietnam to get access to jobs abroad at suppliers of major international brands.
How Japan’s Labor Trainee Program Hurts Relations With Vietnam
By Serena Ford
If Japan intends to keep relations warm with Vietnam, the government needs to scrap the long-troubled TITP, which stands accused of enabling labor rights abuses.
Is Human Trafficking in Japan Coming to an End?
By Thisanka Siripala
Pressure from the international community prompts a look at Japan’s prevention and eradication measures.
Japan’s Immigration Policy: Turned Corner or Cul-De-Sac?
By Arnab Dasgupta
A new immigration reform package still doesn't go far enough to meet Japan's needs.
Making Sense of Japan’s New Immigration Policy
By Emese Schwarcz
A controversial new regulation will allow more foreign workers into Japan. But can Japan take care of them once they arrive?
Japan Open Doors for More Foreign Workers
By Thisanka Siripala
Abe has proposed concrete measures to deepen the labor pool of low-skilled foreign workers in a drastic shift in policy.
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