The Japanese government has compiled a set of basic policies on foreign nationals, including stricter requirements for obtaining Japanese nationality and measures to counter overtourism.

The Japanese government has decided to accept up to around 1.23 million foreign workers by March 2029 under two programs -- one for skilled workers and the other for trainees.

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NHK’s Science & Technology Research Laboratories (STRL), in collaboration with Professor Hirohiko Fukagawa of Chiba University’s Advanced Science Center and Professor Takuji Hatakeyama of Kyoto ...

The Sundance Institute announced the fellows selected for the 2026 Screenwriters Lab and Screenwriters Intensive programs, which foster creativity and bold risk-taking, empower emerging voices, and ...

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Two giant pandas on loan from China have been attracting large crowds at Malaysia's national zoo near the capital Kuala ...

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The Democratic Party for the People is keeping its distance from both the Liberal Democratic Party and the newly formed ...

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A large rocket that will send four astronauts around the moon has reached its launch pad at the US space agency NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.