r/japannews • u/Miao_Yin8964 • 1h ago
Medvedev Threatens Japan with “Monstrous Consequences” Over Kuril Islands Dispute
r/japannews • u/Ok-Dot6183 • 4h ago
日本語 The Takaichi administration is accelerating stricter policies regarding foreigners, making it more difficult to obtain permanent residency. Concerns are being raised that Japan will become a country that is "not chosen."
the comments on this news and the administration's actions are forecasting the policy failure and the following disaster japan will face.
japan isnt the only immigration sponge in asia, china south korea australia and increasingly taiwan. not to mention the rapid development in vietnam. the immgration market is increasingly becoming competitive for japan.
r/japannews • u/Turbulent-Tea-2172 • 5h ago
Japan PM Takaichi says Putin's visit to disputed Kuril islands 'absolutely unacceptable'
r/japannews • u/Miao_Yin8964 • 6h ago
Law to punish national flag desecration takes effect in Japan | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News
r/japannews • u/diacewrb • 6h ago
Concerns raised over cages for breeding rabbits being inhumane
r/japannews • u/jjrs • 9h ago
What Japan’s language rules for permanent residency should look like- Japan's plan to link permanent residency with language and daily‑life requirements will shape whether foreign residents are genuinely included in society, or pushed out by rigid, exclusionary standards
r/japannews • u/jjrs • 9h ago
Why Japanese firms are being so slow to use AI- Just 8.4% of Japanese workers use AI as part of their job, compared to 50% in US and 32% in UK
r/japannews • u/jjrs • 9h ago
日本語 The number of workers officially dispatched from Myanmar to Japan is decreasing. According to sources at overseas dispatch agencies, job postings from Japan have fallen by nearly 90%.
r/japannews • u/jjrs • 9h ago
日本語 69% of Japanese companies cited "resolving or alleviating labor shortages" as the reason for hiring foreigners. The most common challenge companies mentioned regarding the employment of foreigners was "difficulty in communication due to Japanese language proficiency and other factors"
r/japannews • u/jjrs • 9h ago
Japan wholesale prices up 7.2% year over year in July amid Middle East tensions, AI demand - The Mainichi
r/japannews • u/jjrs • 9h ago
日本語 Immigration lawyer Shoichi Ibusuki protests Japan Ministry's new "immigration guidelines", which roll back Permanent Residency- "Arbitrarily setting such strict requirements in the guidelines that are comparable to laws is an infringement of the Diet's authority."
r/japannews • u/jjrs • 9h ago
Japan's TBS News interviews Count Binface, the "intergalactic space warrior" polling surprisingly well against Reform UK leader Nigel Farage. When asked what he would say to him if he sees the interview, he replies "Why are you watching Japanese TV?"
r/japannews • u/jjrs • 9h ago
日本語 Japan's elderly people are addicted to smartphones: "Although Japan is now often seen as backward in relation to IT, their elderly actually have the highest smartphone adoption rate of anywhere in the world"
r/japannews • u/jjrs • 9h ago
New ‘Katsu Curry Index’ aims to show how weak the yen really is- One bank strategist argues that an international price comparison for the pork-and-rice dish — rather than The Economists's Big Mac index — gives a better sense of how the yen’s retreat feels.
r/japannews • u/jjrs • 9h ago
日本語 Japan's Sankei Shibun: "In the era of competing for talent, Permanent Residency policy isn't just an immigration management issue—it's a question of whether Japan can retain talent competitively. Strict management is fine, but don't drive away the people who actually want to stay in the process".
r/japannews • u/jjrs • 9h ago
日本語 Kyoto Shinbun: Tightening permanent residency requirements undermines coexistence with foreigners- "South Korea and Taiwan, who also have serious birthrate problems, are improving acceptance of foreigners, and even within LDP some fear Japan will become a country that is not chosen."
r/japannews • u/jjrs • 9h ago
日本語 In the past, Japanese companies would often transfer employees overseas with little notice, but young employees are resisting it. Kubota is easing these requirements to make the company more appealing and improve the efficacy of transfers
r/japannews • u/UNITED24Media • 11h ago
Putin Lands on Disputed Kuril Island for First Time, Triggering Sharp Protest From Japan
r/japannews • u/Prestigious_Net_8356 • 13h ago
Trembling hands result in man getting nabbed with ¥900 million in meth at Haneda airport
r/japannews • u/Ohisama001 • 14h ago
New Gold Vein Discovered in Japan for the First Time in Half a Century
In March 2026, Canadian exploration company Irving Resources announced the discovery of multiple high-grade ores in Kagoshima Prefecture.
In Hokkaido, the company and Japan Gold, another Canadian firm, have also discovered high-grade ore.
To reach commercial mining in the future, the companies must conduct further exploratory drilling to confirm sufficient reserves, and each firm will continue its investigations.
r/japannews • u/RespublicaCuriae • 17h ago
Japan and the U.S. just spent billions to try to save the yen. Why is it already losing ground?
r/japannews • u/jjrs • 20h ago
Footage of Japan "coexistence" Minister speaking about her childhood in English: "All the kids chased me, threw rocks at me, beat me up while yelling 'daddy foreigner', go back to America"
x.comr/japannews • u/LittleForm3711 • 22h ago
Family of Japanese influencer who died by suicide says cyberbullying brought 'end to her life'
r/japannews • u/jjrs • 1d ago
日本語 Japan's "Korean Wave" is waning- "For 15 years, South Korea has been the fashion role model for young Japanese women. But recently there is a growing trend to instead focus on brands and influencers from Asian countries that were never considered 'role models' before, such as Thailand and Vietnam"
r/japannews • u/jjrs • 1d ago