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TOKYO — Japan discovered on Monday the new era beginning on May 1 will be called Reiwa, and businesses wasted no time in responding. Unlike the somber national mood that prevailed during the transition to the present Heisei era after the death of the Emperor Showa (Hirohito), the new era is being welcomed with a…

Japanese people now have a time for the unveiling of the name of the country’s new era, which will start when the new Emperor takes the throne on May 1. The Chief Cabinet Secretary says the long-awaited announcement will be made at approximately 11:30 a.m. on Monday. Yoshihide Suga says before that, he’ll meet with…

Japan’s government has asked the country’s mobile phone carriers to simplify contract procedures for foreigners. The move comes as Japan prepares to take in more foreign workers next month. The Internal Affairs and Communications Ministry made the request on Wednesday to four groups of mobile carriers and dealerships. The ministry wants foreigners who are staying…

By Aizawa NHK world Of all the changes Japanese society has experienced during the Heisei Era, none has been as significant as the country’s rapid population decline. The demographic downturn has caused such economic distress that the government has been forced to accelerate its acceptance of workers from other countries. According to government data, the…

Welcome to the new Japan Inc., where Asian hires are being counted on to stimulate their native co-workers. Mercari is an online flea market that hired mainly non-Japanese graduates last year. TOKYO — More than a quarter of major Japanese companies have hired foreign graduates from overseas universities in the current fiscal year, which runs through…

A job fair for Japanese college students at Makuhari Messe near Tokyo. Companies are seeking more technology majors than ever. TOKYO — Companies recruiting technology majors from Japanese universities are bracing for another year of missed targets as the supply of graduates fails to keep pace with broad demand for such skills as AI engineering and data…

Businesses in Japan are launching new services for non-Japanese residents as the country prepares to open its doors wider to foreign workers, starting in April. A Tokyo-based venture firm called one visa provides visa application support for foreign nationals. The firm says it is teaming up with Seven Bank, which has automatic teller machines in…

Japanese companies want Viet Nam to further streamline inspection procedures for imports, especially of foods. Mikihisa Nakagawa of the Japan External Trade Organisation (JETRO) said while they appreciated the Vietnamese Government’s reform of import formalities, JETRO and Japanese businesses want a further reduction in the frequency of sample testing during customs clearance and greater transparency…

A record-high 2.73 million foreign nationals were living in Japan at the end of December. The figure hit a new high for the fifth consecutive year. The Justice Ministry says the number of foreign residents was 2,731,093. That’s up 169,245, or 6.6 percent, from the previous year. Among those, 771,568 are permanent residents, 337,000 hold…

Japan’s land ministry released a survey on Tuesday confirming a trend that had been increasingly evident over the past couple years: land prices in the country are rising. The survey showed that the average price of all types of land across Japan had risen for a fourth straight year, and that the price of residential…