Japan’s Historic Immigration Reform: A Work in Progress
Toshihiro Menju analyzes the recent, controversial new reforms and their implications for Japanese immigration policy and the future of Japanese society.
Opening the Door to Incoming Workers
An analysis of the rise in non-Japanese residents and workers in Japan, including a breakdown of how various nationalities are represented and what sectors they tend to join in the workforce.
Japan May Allow Immigration of Hong Kong Financial Sector, Specialized Workers
Article on Japan potentially allowing immigration of Hong Kong financial sector workers. Features quotes from Toshihiro Menju, Managing Director and Chief Program Officer at JCIE
3rd Lunch Webinar for Supporting Youths of Diverse Roots and an Inclusive Society (SYDRIS) Initiative
JCIE co-hosted a third SYDRIS-100 SEED Lunch Webinar on multicultural coexistence to discuss current situation and challenges faced by teenagers in Japan with diverse roots.
4th Networking Conference for the Supporting Youths of Diverse Roots and an Inclusive Society (SYDRIS) Initiative
JCIE held the 4th Networking Conference, as part of the SYDRIS Initiative, to explore what kind of collaboration should be established with government and civil society organizations (CSOs) in order to promote projects that reflect the perspectives of the stakeholders, namely young people with foreign roots living in Japan and their families.
Challenges Ahead as Japan Seeks More Women Workers
Sally Herships writes on the conflict between an increased need for women workers in Japan and the multitude of obstacles facing working mothers that keep them from staying in the workforce.
Japan Looks to Accept More Foreigners in Key Policy Shift
Toshihiro Menju, managing director of JCIE/Japan, comments on Japan’s need to welcome foreign workers as it grapples with demographic change in this Reuter’s article.
SYMPOSIUM | New Strategies for Japan to Become a Country of Choice
As part of JCIE’s Roundtable on Japan’s Migration Policy Program JCIE is hosting a public symposium to discuss what is needed to make Japan a “country of choice” for foreigners seeking employment.
JCIE Publications | Pacific Asia 2022: Sketching Futures of a Region
In this volume, scholars from seven different fields of study, ranging from demographic changes and challenges to information technology, seek to link their linking on a range of disciplines that are development to developments in Pacific Asia.
Civil Society Monitor | Issue 14
• Can Japan Welcome Immigrants? A Shrinking Population Spurs a Growing Debate