With the Employment for Skill Development program launching in April 2027, a government survey finds 36 percent of receiving organizations see no prospect of securing registered Japanese language teac...
From November 1, foreign visitors pay the full sales tax in stores and claim the refund only at the airport, after a customs scan of their passport: here is how the new refund terminals work, what cha...
From Kyoto to Kanazawa, collection exhibition prices are jumping by two to three times as museums absorb rising costs and chase government revenue targets, with the rollout running from October 24 thr...
With the foreign resident population above a record 4.28 million, Japan's education ministry is asking for four times more funding to teach Japanese: preparatory classes for children, a thousand more ...
Facing demand far above forecasts, the government will transfer 20,000 slots from its new training program to the specified skilled worker care quota, while refusing to touch the overall cap of 1.23 m...
A large onsen style bath in the heart of the Shijo district, 136 Japanese style rooms and 4.9 out of 5 in guest scores: our review of the Mitsui Garden Hotel Kyoto Shijo....