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Avatar Posted by kenzo 226 days ago (http://www.japaneconomynews.com)
Category: Work in Japan | Tags: japan foreigners business visa
On Tuesday morning, Foreign Minister Masahiko Komura talked about changing the current visa system so that some degree of Japanese ability would be necessary to get or renew a work visa. read more »
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Avatar Posted by awh 66 days ago (http://whatjapanthinks.com)
Category: Foreigners in Japan | Tags: public opinion foreigners surveys
Ken Y-N over at What Japan Thinks has found a really interesting survey this time, about what behaviours in foreigners Japanese people are pleasantly surprised to see. A fun read. read more »
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Avatar Posted by LongCountdown 227 days ago (http://www.j2fi.net)
Category: Foreigners in Japan | Tags: gaijin foreigners xenophobia
Jason has written about Japan's reluctance to internationalize by accepting more foreigners into the country. He points out how foreign communities in his native country, Canada, are a positive addition to each city, not a danger that people should fear. He's asking us for our opinions on the poc read more »
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Avatar Posted by Shuttlecock 157 days ago (http://www.bradstephenson.com)
Category: Foreigners in Japan | Tags: japan gaijin foreigners people tokyo
Something that I've really begun to notice lately is how much Japan changes people, though the change seems to go entirely unnoticed by the people themselves.

One such change is the evolution from "small talker" to "big talker" and.... read more »
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Avatar Posted by LongCountdown 285 days ago (http://www.debito.org)
Category: Discrimination | Tags: gaijin laws foreigners
Debito.org has some interesting facts about your gaijin card. For example, "you are not required to display unless the cop shows you his ID firs read more »
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Avatar Posted by LongCountdown 284 days ago (http://www.seekjapan.jp)
Category: Foreigners in Japan | Tags: foreigners jobs japan japanzine
Taxi drivers tend to assume that we are all American, and that we are all English teachers. This JapaneZine article looks at some other professions f read more »
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Avatar Posted by LongCountdown 282 days ago (http://youtube.com)
Category: Discrimination | Tags: youtube immgration foreigners
Check out this video on Youtube about the new fingerprinting measures at Japanese airports. read more »
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Avatar Posted by LongCountdown 272 days ago (http://www.debito.org)
Category: Foreigners in Japan | Tags: japrinc organization foreigners
Debito is testing the waters to see if there is any interest in forming an organization for foreign permanent residents, immigrants and naturalized c read more »
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