Lately a diplomatic spat with China has begun depressing the number of people coming to Japan from that country—but even this does not seem to have much deterred Japan’s leaders from their course.

CHIBA, Japan - Across Japan, foreign workers are keeping factories, fisheries, and workshops afloat. But as wages rise in neighboring countries, many business owners worry that Japan may no longer be ...

Living in Japan? Avoid common tax mistakes foreigners and residents make, from side income and overseas earnings to residence ...

Residents are protesting a planned housing facility for foreign workers, exposing the conflict between Japan’s need for labor and anxieties over immigration. The economy of Kutchan, a town on Japan’s ...

Sanae Takaichi drew criticism for requiring staff to work in the wee hours in a country scarred by “death from overwork.” By Javier C. Hernández and Hisako Ueno Reporting from Tokyo Japan’s new prime ...