Police have arrested four individuals for allegedly transferring a driver account on Demaecan, a food delivery service website, to an Uzbek national who is not qualified to work in Japan. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/05/16/japan/crime-legal/food-delivery-driver-account-transfer/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #demaecan #foreignworkers #delivery #japanesepolice #tokyo #mpd

The government is considering adding three more sectors to the list of fields covered by its program to grant residency status to foreign workers who have what are being called "specified skills." https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/05/16/japan/foreign-workers-program-more-sectors/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #foreignworkers #jobs #immigration

https://www.alojapan.com/1272625/mitsubishi-electric-develops-multilingual-translation-system-for-meetings/ Mitsubishi Electric develops multilingual translation system for meetings #expats #ForeignWorkers #Japan #JapanNews #Japanese #JapaneseNews #jobs #language #MitsubishiElectric #news #tech #Translation Mitsubishi Electric said Tuesday that it has developed a prototype for a multilingual system that shows words on a screen in different languages. The Japanese company hopes that the system will be used on occasions such as morning assembly meeti…

https://www.alojapan.com/1262269/sapporo-enacts-ordinance-to-foster-diversity-and-inclusion/ Sapporo enacts ordinance to foster diversity and inclusion #BarrierFree #disability #discrimination #expats #ForeignWorkers #Hokkaido #HokkaidoNews #HumanRights #news #rapidus #Sapporo #北海道 Sapporo – Sapporo passed an ordinance at the end of March that calls for the respecting of individual differences to create a society in which diversity and inclusiveness are strengths. It comes as the number of foreign residents has doubled over the past…

With the number of foreign residents in Sapporo having doubled over the past decade, the city has passed an ordinance calling for the respecting of individual differences. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/28/japan/ordinance-diversity-sapporo/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sapporo #foreignworkers #rapidus #discrimination #barrierfree

Court Temporarily Blocks Trump’s Shuttering of Migrant Entry Program

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ICYMI: USCIS Completes Fiscal Year 2026 H-1B Visa Lottery Selection Process https://www.rainsmediaradio.com/2025/04/uscis-completes-fiscal-year-2026-h-1b.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon Follow, Like & Share #H1BVisa #USCIS #Immigration #VisaLottery #ForeignWorkers

USCIS Completes Fiscal Year 2026 H-1B Visa Lottery Selection Process https://www.rainsmediaradio.com/2025/04/uscis-completes-fiscal-year-2026-h-1b.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon Follow, Like & Share #H1BVisa #USCIS #Immigration #VisaLottery #ForeignWorkers

https://www.alojapan.com/1230837/international-social-infrastructure-key-to-japans-high-tech-future/ International social infrastructure key to Japan’s high-tech future #AI. #ForeignWorkers #Fukuoka #Hokkaido #HokkaidoTopics #JapaneseEconomy #Kyushu #Sapporo #tech #北海道 Kyushu and Hokkaido are well-positioned to lead Japan’s next high-tech revolution. Having already attracted data centers and multibillion-dollar investments in cutting-edge semiconductor facilities, their local economies stand to benefit greatly from a forthcoming AI revolutio…

Why #America’s #techindustry relies so heavily on #foreignworkers

The current debate about the #H1B #visa system provides the #US. with an opportunity for introspection.

https://www.fastcompany.com/91303246/why-americas-tech-industry-relies-so-heavily-on-foreign-workers

The Japanese government has approved guidelines for a revamp of its foreign worker training program in a bid to nurture trainees into skilled workers in the hopes of resolving Japan's chronic labor shortage. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/11/japan/foreign-workers-scheme/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #foreignworkers #shigeruishiba #foreigntrainees

Foreign single mothers in Japan face a web of challenges, with language barriers and visa issues often making it harder for them to escape poverty than their Japanese counterparts. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/07/japan/foreign-single-mother/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #marriage #divorce #domesticviolence #women039sissues #visas #jobs #foreignworkers #language

Spain’s economy thrives in 2024 due to foreign workers http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TJGMmv #SpainEconomy #ForeignWorkers #MigrantLabour #EconomicGrowth #LabourMarket

The Japanese government has presented a plan to allow foreign nationals to engage in home care services under the country's specified skilled worker program. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/02/07/japan/foreign-workers-home-care/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #foreignworkers #justiceministry #nursingcare #restaurants

Japan may allow foreign nationals to work under its specified skilled worker program at restaurants in hotels licensed under the entertainment business law in response to severe labor shortages, sources said Friday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/02/01/japan/japan-foreign-workers-hotel-eateries-ease/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #tourism #jobs #foreignworkers #hotels

The number of foreign workers in Japan has hit a record high for the 12th straight year, according to labor ministry data. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/01/31/japan/foreign-workers-record-high/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #foreignworkers #manufacturing #mhlw #surveys

Application fees for some of Japan's required immigration procedures will rise by as much as 50% starting April 1, the first price hikes in over four decades. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/01/31/japan/immigration-fee-rise/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #immigration #immigrationservicesagency #foreignworkers

phillycaller.com/index.php/po... Elon Musk Reignites H-1B Visa Debate #ElonMusk #H1Bvisa #ImmigrationReform #TechIndustry #Tesla #Layoffs #AmericanWorkers #ForeignWorkers #SkilledLabor #Innovation #USeconomy #ImmigrationPolicy

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Of foreign workers with work-related issues in Japan, one in five cited expensive fees they paid to employment agencies. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/12/26/japan/foreign-workers-issue/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #foreignworkers #jobs #surveys #language #mhlw

The Japanese government has kicked off the process of replacing the controversial Technical Intern Training Program with a new system in 2027 that would improve working conditions for foreign workers on the program. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/12/17/japan/foreign-workers-program/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #immigrationservicesagency #foreignworkers #immigration #foreigntrainees #expats #jobs