The Japanese government plans to grant highly skilled foreign people permanent residency after they live in Japan for one year, at the earliest, informed sources said Saturday. Currently, such foreigners as researchers and corporate managers can become permanent residents if they stay in the country for at least five years. The government is now working […]
The dead body of a newborn baby girl was found on a shrine’s grounds in Gifu city, police said Friday. According to the police, at around 1 p.m. on Thursday, a woman who was walking in Kumano Shrine notified police that there was a suspicious white backpack at the base of a tree on the […]
The Christmas Confraternization was been held on Saturday, 17th, in Tsushima city (Aichi Prefecture). People who attended the event could sing and enjoy a night of commemoration, with the presence of Nikkei Amu’s president. Portal Mie’s photographer, Márcio Oishi, has been at this event and recorded nice pictures for you. Check them out:
The multicultural event Philippines Festival was held on Saturday, 17th, in Kariya City (Aichi Prefecture), with several presentations and stands of traditional food. Public from several regions in Japan have attended the festival, enjoying and stopping by at the exhibiton stands of the companies sponsoring the event. Portal Mie’s photographers, Heidi Nagahashi and Márcio Oishi have been at this […]
Companies in specific industrial sectors, especially restaurants and the construction industry, are struggling with a serious shortage of workers. There is also a widening gap between employers and job seekers over the terms and conditions of employment, such as low wages. The government and business circles aim to increase the working population to help hike […]
The National Police Agency is set to renew Japan’s stop and slow down signs by adding English words to the current designs, ahead of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, according to sources. As the number of visitors from abroad is expected to increase, the new signs are aimed at preventing traffic accidents involving foreign […]
Tokyo police are investigating whether there is an extensive drug-smuggling network behind last month’s arrest of a Taiwanese man. They arrested 37-year-old Chung Chia-hsien on charges of smuggling 152 kilograms of illegal stimulants, valued at a street price of more than 90 million dollars, from China to Japan in October. The police and Tokyo Customs […]
The Japanese government decided Monday to allow skilled foreign workers to work in the agricultural sector in certain special economic zones, aiming to alleviate a labor shortage in the sector exacerbated by the graying of Japan’s population. “We have decided to add the employment of foreign workers in the agricultural sector…to the menu for strategic […]
The Japanese government will send officials to the Philippines to help treat and rehabilitate drug addicts in the country. About 2 million people are addicted to stimulants and drugs in the Philippines. Eradication of drugs is a top priority under the government of President Rodrigo Duterte. The Japanese government will send a team of experts […]
President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday joked about dying on a plane crash, which would pave the way for Vice President Leni Robredo to assume his post. During a speech in Bukidnon, an aide handed him a note, in an apparent attempt to ask him to wind down. The President read the message to the crowd: […]
