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What Will Japan’s Great Reopening Mean for Immigration Policy?
November 11, 2022

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
June 13, 2022

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
October 08, 2020

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?
June 08, 2019

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?
February 21, 2019

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
November 30, 2018

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
June 09, 2018

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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