In August, an 18-year-old Kurdish high school student boarded a plane to return to Turkey, where he was born. His return ...

As issues such as immigration and overtourism come to the fore, long-term residents say they are subtly changing how they ...

"Foreigner policy" leapt to the forefront of Japanese politics and onto front pages across the country in 2025, propelled by what some called the xeno･･･ ...

Japan is moving toward a 10 percent foreign population far faster than official projections, with dozens of municipalities already crossing the threshold and one village reporting that more than a ...

SENDAI—The central government’s first disaster advisory under a new warning system caused confusion among foreign residents ...

An expert on a panel set up by the Cabinet believes the government is better off regulating how land is used rather than who ...

Tourists flooding into the town of Fujikawaguchiko to take photos of Mount Fuji have been criticised for their ‘un-Japanese’ behaviour - Philip Fong/AFP via Getty Misbehaving foreigners are fuelling ...

Japan has worked hard to attract foreigners to boost its sluggish economy but now the perception there are too many has prompted the creation of a new task force, as competition for votes heats up ...

The Japanese government said Tuesday it is considering capping the number of foreign workers it accepts under its new ...

Proposed immigration rules would make approval of citizenship applications contingent on ‘good conduct’ and up to officials’ ...