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The Trump administration¡¯s new fees and proposed changes to the H-1B visa system risk undermining the country¡¯s college-to-work pipeline for foreign STEM graduates, potentially damaging American competitiveness. ?
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 26, 2025
The H-1B visa reset will crush America¡¯s college pipeline
The Department of Homeland Security says it¡¯s moving to a weighted selection process that would ¡°favor the allocation of H-1B visas to higher skilled and higher paid aliens.¡±
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 11, 2019
Walmart workers strike over retailer¡¯s robot push in Chile
Walmart Inc. is facing a strike by thousands of workers in South America amid the retail giant¡¯s push to increase automation at its physical stores.
BUSINESS
Dec 3, 2018
Pot so hot in Canada that firms are importing workers
It was midsummer, less than three months before Canada legalized recreational marijuana, and Vic Neufeld had a problem.
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Nov 16, 2018
Japan¡¯s industries are ready to hire foreign workers, but concerns remain
More than 345,000 blue-collar foreign laborers are expected to enter Japan within a five-year period starting from fiscal 2019, but expectations as to their status and potential appear to differ significantly between the industries they are set to join.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 9, 2018
It pays to listen to the the real needs of women consumers in Japan
The country¡¯s male-dominated businesses are starting to ditch long-held views about what kinds of products women want as female consumers flex their growing spending muscle.
Japan Times
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Regional voices: Chubu
Oct 22, 2018
Mountain biking project creates job opportunities in depopulated Aichi Prefecture district
An ongoing project to create employment opportunities in the depopulated Inabu district of Toyota, Aichi Prefecture, is beginning to bear fruit, as a college student and two other people accepted job offers of working five days a week ¡ª three at a local factory and two as mountain biking guides.
Japan Times
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Jun 19, 2018
Japan¡¯s demand for foreign workers may soften immigration policy, albeit slowly
Shinichiro Tsukada says his small plastering company in Tokyo wouldn¡¯t survive without the 22 Chinese and Vietnamese workers who make up half his payroll.
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 13, 2018
Revised labor law gives staff on fixed-term contracts a route to job security, but some firms are already finding loopholes
Acute shortages of manpower in Japan are prompting changes in the country¡¯s labor market, and a new rule to facilitate the conversion of fixed-term contract workers into indefinite-term employees will come into full force in April.
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Mar 1, 2018
Peak moving season slowed by driver crunch as labor violations dwindle
In the run-up to moving season, the national shortage of truck drivers has become acute, forcing transport companies to ask customers who are switching homes to delay their moving dates until after the spring break.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Politics
Feb 15, 2018
Abe withdraws remark about Japan¡¯s discretionary work system after opponents challenge labor ministry data
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Wednesday withdrew a recent remark on Japan¡¯s discretionary work system, while opposition lawmakers questioned the validity of the labor ministry survey on which Abe¡¯s remarks were based.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 3, 2017
Tight market and new labor law improving job security for Japan¡¯s army of contract workers
Japan¡¯s labor market is getting so tight that companies are starting to convert contract and part-time workers into full-time, regular employees to prevent them from leaving ¡ª a move that could lift wages and spending but squeeze profits.
Japan Times
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Aug 28, 2017
Japan¡¯s richest village having hard time luring low-pay workers to process its pricey scallops
Sarufutsu in the far north of Hokkaido is the nation¡¯s richest village, thanks to a bounty of scallops pulled from the Sea of Okhotsk.
Japan Times
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / EXPLAINER
Jul 3, 2017
Government mulls ¡®Kids Week¡¯ holiday to prompt overworked Japan to take paid leave
The government is considering plans to create a holiday called ¡°Kids Week,¡± in an ongoing effort to change the country¡¯s workaholic culture and allow more time for families.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 23, 2017
Goldman Sachs economist urges crackdown on unpaid overtime to boost Japan¡¯s productivity
Japan should crack down on excessive unpaid overtime in order to boost productivity, as the nation¡¯s irreversible labor shortage means companies must streamline to cope with fewer people, according to Goldman Sachs Group Inc. chief Japan economist.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
May 30, 2017
Robots may help defuse demographic time bomb in Japan and Germany
Japan and Germany may be sitting on a ticking demographic time bomb where aging populations begin to drag down economic growth. Good thing they¡¯re also prime candidates for robot revolutions.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
May 15, 2017
Effect of changes in modern motherhood has economists worried
Motherhood is changing, as are mothers¡¯ working lives ¡ª and those changes have economists concerned.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
May 1, 2017
Labor shortage prompts grudging turn to permanent jobs
The tightest labor market in decades is showing signs of reversing a long shift toward the hiring of temporary workers.
Japan Times
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Society
Mar 24, 2017
Entrepreneurs use their diseases as springboard for business success
Despite calls for diversity in the workplace and ¡°work-style reforms¡± being debated in the government, Japan has yet to come up with a way to fully utilize the talent of all who wish to work, especially those with rare and incurable diseases.
Japan Times
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / CHUBU CONNECTION
Jul 12, 2016
Nagoya firm among those tapping workers who need flex-time jobs
More and more small- and medium-size companies are allowing full-time employees to work shorter hours so they can spend more time with their families.
BUSINESS
Jun 23, 2016
Japanese workers distrust their employers, survey shows
Lifetime employment sounds like a great thing, but not if you hate where you work. That seems to be the plight of Japanese ¡°salarymen¡± and ¡°office ladies.¡±
Japan scientists identify clusters of protein believed to trigger Alzheimer¡¯s disease
A team of researchers said they found a ¡°seed¡± that accelerates the amyloid beta accumulation process in the brain, naming it ¡°Peak 1 amyloid beta,¡± as seen in a mouse's brain.
Indian brothers make manga debut in Japan
Two Indian brothers made their manga debut in Japan with "Kung Fu Kung Fool" ¡ª an action-comedy series that follows the adventures of a notorious thief and a young boy.
Japan weighs regulating Pokemon cards amid trading mania
A Pokemon event is held in Jakarta on July 11
Low-income families in Japan cut food and air conditioning during summer break
Yumiko Watanabe, the chairperson of nonprofit Kidsdoor, explains the results of a survey in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on July 1.
Iran strikes on CIA facilities prompt questions about possible Russian role
Iranian drones are displayed in an undisclosed location in Iran, in this handout image obtained on Jan. 13, 2025.U.S. officials have acknowledged that Russia has ?provided targeting ?and other support for Iran in its drone strikes on U.S. targets in the Persian Gulf region.
The sci-fi sensibilities of electronic trio Black Boboi
Black Boboi was formed in 2018 when solo artists Julia Shortreed, Utena Kobayashi and Ermhoi came together under Kobayashi¡¯s newly founded label, Bindividual.
A perfect storm: Kaze Fujii fans flock to Fuji Rock
Okayama-born singer-songwriter Kaze Fujii has carved out a distinctive place in Japanese pop since his major-label debut in 2019.
Can Japanese comedy get laughs in English? Yoshimoto Kogyo lets the jokes rip
Wes-P has millions of followers and his viral clips made him recognizable out of Japan.
The 180-day locals: Life on Japan¡¯s digital nomad visa
Christopher Flinn works remotely from Tokyo earlier this month. Japan issued 646 digital nomad visas in 2025, but tourism officials are hoping to increase that figure in the coming years, with Japan's relatively cheap cost of living and the weak yen seen as potential draws for young professionals.
Japan reveals hint of new defense spending target in fiscal blueprint
The Self-Defense Forces' Type 16 mobile combat vehicle fires during a joint live-fire drill with U.S. Marines as part of the annual Resolute Dragon exercises in Yufu, Oita Prefecture, on June 28.

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