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FOREIGN TRAINEES

JAPAN
Oct 19, 2018
Four Japan firms used foreign trainees to clean up at Fukushima plant after nuclear meltdowns: final report
Officials visited 1,018 companies with facilities in eight prefectures in eastern and northeastern Japan, interviewing trainees there to probe the situation.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 21, 2018
Clear strategy needed for inviting foreign labor
Japan’s gradual approach to welcoming unskilled labor from abroad helps ensure the maintenance of social harmony.
EDITORIALS
Aug 30, 2018
Secure proper conditions for foreign workers
With more low-skilled workers coming in from overseas, Japan must improve their work and living conditions.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 13, 2018
At least four firms used foreign trainees to clean up radioactive contamination from Fukushima nuclear plant: ministry
At least four contractors used foreign trainees for decontamination work related to the Fukushima disaster, the Justice Ministry determines after a 182-company internship probe.
JAPAN / Politics
May 29, 2018
Diet group drafts bill that aims to promote Japanese language learning at home and abroad
A bipartisan group of lawmakers unveils a draft version of what might become Japan’s first-ever law defining the government’s responsibility to systematically promote Japanese language education.
JAPAN
Mar 7, 2018
Vietnamese trainee alleges he was misled into taking part in Fukushima decontamination work
The government is investigating a case involving a Vietnamese man in the foreign trainee program who alleges he was duped into taking part in 3/11 decontamination work.
Japan Times
JAPAN / FINDING COMMON GROUND
Jan 2, 2018
Abuses still abound in labor-strapped Japan’s foreign ‘trainee’ worker system
Shinzo Abe has declared that his administration will never adopt “an immigration policy” despite an aging workforce, but numerous unskilled foreign workers continue to enter Japan through the “technical training” visa status.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 1, 2017
With new rules, Japan looks to wipe out abuse in trainee system — but critics say more must be done
Changes include creation of a watchdog organization and the requirement that firms secure accreditation for their training programs.
JAPAN
Oct 13, 2017
Vietnamese flock to Japan foreign trainee program as total tops 26,000
The number of Vietnamese in Japan’s Technical Intern Training Program for foreign nationals stood at 26,437 in January-June this year — the largest group — according to a recent Immigration Bureau survey.
JAPAN
Aug 10, 2017
Record 4,004 firms with trainees from abroad found to have violated labor laws in 2016
A record number of employers accepting trainees from abroad under the nation’s Technical Intern Training Program violated labor laws in 2016, the labor ministry said Wednesday.
JAPAN
Mar 8, 2017
Abuse of foreign trainees spiked in 2016: Immigration Bureau
Immigration officials said Wednesday that 383 acts of fraud were committed against foreign trainees in 2016, a record high since the intern training program was launched in 2010.
JAPAN
Oct 31, 2016
Record 5,803 foreign trainees went missing in Japan last year
Observers say this is another sign that the technical intern program — long criticized by rights groups at home and abroad as akin to slavery — is seriously flawed.
EDITORIALS
Oct 27, 2016
Foreign trainees as caregivers
The government shouldn’t use the trouble-plagued foreign trainee program to fill manpower shortages in the nursing care sector.
JAPAN / Society
Oct 21, 2016
Lower House committee passes bill to shake up Japan’s foreign trainee program
The bill is intended to shake up a state-sponsored foreign traineeship program slammed by critics as akin to modern slavery.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Feb 23, 2016
Forced labor allegations and abuses continue to dog Japan’s foreign trainee program
Tang Xili came to Japan in 2013, hoping to earn enough in three years to build a new home for her daughter. Instead, she ended up in a labor union shelter after leaving an employer she says owes her about ¥3.5 million in unpaid wages.
JAPAN
Mar 6, 2015
Foreign nurses, caregivers to get special visa status
The Cabinet approves the creation of a new visa category for foreign nurses and caregivers to help reduce the labor shortage in the industry.
EDITORIALS
Feb 10, 2015
Wrong way to import workers
If Japan needs foreign workers to fill its manpower needs, the government should consider a new system of accepting such labor on a longer-term basis rather than under the guise of an technical internship program.
JAPAN
Oct 29, 2014
Invite foreign interns to settle in Japan, think tank says
The government should replace its controversial foreigners’ trainee program with a system that invites interns from abroad to settle in Japan, a Tokyo think tank says.
JAPAN
Jul 18, 2014
Tanigaki vows internship revamp, foreign-friendly policies
Addressing the foreign press, Justice Minister Sadakazu Tanigaki on Thursday reaffirmed his commitment to revamping the foreign trainee program, which critics say is rife with human rights violations.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Jun 12, 2014
Interns abused as labor crisis grows
Wednesday was a regular work day at rusting Burberry factory Kameda Co. in Ishikawa Prefecture, but for three Chinese women, it was a day of escape.
Japanese payment processor’s collapse hits banks and restaurants
Zentoshin served around 200,000 shops, many of which rely on early payments to maintain cash flow, raising concerns over their financial stability following the disruption.
Japan needs caregivers. Young Indians are answering the call.
Young people in India's northeast are increasingly studying Japanese in hopes of building new lives and careers in Japan.
Trump says ‘Japan’ instead of Iran at meeting in Ankara
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at a news conference during a NATO leaders' summit in Ankara on Wednesday.
Wakatakakage injury casts pall over July meet, but potential new stars loom
Nicholas Tarasenko trains at Minato stable in August 2024.
Osaka trumps Tokyo as both ranked among world’s top 10 most livable cities
Osaka’s infrastructure earned higher marks than Tokyo’s in the Economist Intelligence Unit’s latest Global Liveability Index.
The beating heart inside ‘Human Vapor’
Different forms of love and connection form the emotional backbone of Netflix’s “Human Vapor,” says actor Shun Oguri, who plays troubled detective Kenji Okamoto.
Japan bets on character IP to drive global growth
Born on social media platforms in 2022, Opanchu Usagi has become a major hit, especially among Generation Z.
Filmmaker explores history of discrimination against foreign nationals in Japan
Takashi Nishihara, the director of "Now and Then," in Tokyo on Wednesday. The director has spent 10 years traversing politically charged terrain while exploring youth-driven grassroots political movements that scrutinize the status quo.
Okinawa’s prized seaweed under threat as oceans warm
Local harvesters gather <i>mozuku</i> during low tide at Hyakuna Beach in the city of Nanjo, Okinawa Prefecture. As the planet warms, rising ocean temperatures are placing increasing pressure on the seaweed industry.
Japanese nail salons are tourists’ new obsession
Tourists in Japan have always been interested in quintessentially Japanese approaches to modern culture, and, increasingly, visits to nail salons have become the new hot thing.

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