The Japanese government said it is responding to "crimes and nuisances committed by some foreigners and inappropriate use of ...

Following similar trends overseas, several Japanese political parties are announcing tougher regulations against foreigners ...

Populist ideals are gaining traction in Japan, spurred by right-wing politicians running rampant elsewhere railing against ...

Long-ruling party faces crisis with populists capturing working people’s vote as traditional rural base shrinks ...

Japan’s coalition government led by Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba lost its parliamentary majority in Sunday’s election after ...

The government on Tuesday launched a new office within the Cabinet Secretariat tasked with addressing concerns about the ...

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba pledged Tuesday to set up a new command center within the Cabinet Secretariat early next week ...

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Tuesday launched a new office within the Cabinet Secretariat tasked with reviewing and ...

Under the new re-entry policy, foreign residents will need proof of a negative PCR test three days before entering Japan, as well as undertaking a PCR test upon arrival and a 14-day period of self ...

Starting from September, Japan will loosen its widely criticized entry restrictions on travelers from abroad, allowing all its foreign residents with a legal residence status to travel freely and ...

Japan's population has declined in all of its 47 prefectures for the first time in a record drop, while its population of foreign residents reached a new high of almost 3 million people ...

A pandemic policy that bars re-entry for many permanent and long-term residents has ... He is one of nearly 100,000 foreign residents of Japan who have been prevented from re-entering the country ...