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Peter Cave joined the JET Programme's inaugural cohort in 1987 and spent three years teaching in the city of Omihachiman, Shiga Prefecture.
COMMUNITY
Nov 11, 2026
As JET Programme turns 40, alumni and ministers stress its importance in age of AI
JET has brought thousands of teachers and translators to rural Japanese communities and has been an “irreplaceable national asset” for Japan.
Syrian refugee workers lay an irrigation pipe at a pistachio plantation in Karkamis, Turkey.
WORLD
Nov 9, 2026
War drove refugees into Turkey. Climate change is making it harder to leave.
What’s happening in Turkey is an emblem of how, even when war ends, global warming can make displacement and destitution all but intractable for many.
Newly appointed White House chief of staff Stephen Miller is regarded by allies and foes alike as a combative ideologue with a deep knowledge of the levers of power and an unswerving loyalty to U.S. President Donald Trump.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 9, 2026
With Stephen Miller at the helm, Trump charts a course for conflict
Trump’s decision to elevate loyalist Miller to run his White House indicates that he plans to ramp up confrontation in his final two years in office.
Minoru Kiuchi (center), minister for economic and fiscal policy, speaks at an expert panel on reversing Japan's declining birthrate trend, in Tokyo, on Friday.
JAPAN / Society
Nov 6, 2026
‘Quiet crisis’: Government expert panel convenes to tackle population decline
The panel discussed how to reverse the declining birthrate trend, how to build sustainable local communities and how to cope with labor shortages.
Kimi Onoda, the minister in charge of policies on foreign residents, in September in Tokyo
JAPAN
Nov 4, 2026
Japan unlikely to raise cap for foreign workers despite labor shortages
Kimi Onoda, minister in charge of policies related to foreign nationals, said demand for a special visa category is expected to eventually decline.
U.S. President Donald Trump is seen through a teleprompter as he speaks at a midterm campaign rally in Rock Hill, South Carolina, on Thursday.
WORLD
Nov 1, 2026
U.S. to reportedly deport 150 Afghan immigrants back to Afghanistan
Trump last year issued travel bans for a number of countries, including Afghanistan, as part of a broad immigration crackdown.
Police suspect one of two company executives arrested over a fraudulent visa application recently had also done so for 30 to 40 Chinese nationals beginning in 2020.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 29, 2026
Company executives and Chinese national held over visa fraud
One of the executives is believed to have submitted fraudulent applications for visas for between 30 and 40 Chinese nationals beginning in 2020.
People cast ballots and register as early voting begins in Medina, Ohio, on Oct. 6.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 29, 2026
Trump expands hunt for noncitizen voters with subpoena campaign before midterms
Legal experts say the subpoenas could be used to contest results in close midterm races, despite scant evidence that noncitizens voting is widespread.
As of August this year, the number of registered Japanese language teachers was about 20,000.
JAPAN
Oct 25, 2026
Japan faces shortage of language teachers for foreign workers
Of the survey’s respondents, 125 organizations, or 35.9%, said they had not secured sufficient numbers of teachers and had no prospects for doing so.
Tourists enjoy themselves while crossing the famous Shibuya Crossing in Tokyo on Oct. 12.
COMMUNITY / Voices
Oct 25, 2026
How this long-term resident avoids the annoying tourist label in Japan
Don’t like being lumped in with the growing crowds of foreign tourists? We have you covered.
As of Friday, there were over 1.5 million replies to X posts by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, out of which 7.5% mentioned foreign nationals or immigrants, according to a Jiji analysis.
JAPAN / Society
Oct 25, 2026
Replies mentioning foreign citizens surge on Takaichi’s X account
In some cases, comments against immigrants were repeated even when the prime minister did not mention policies pertaining to foreign nationals.
Guests from Peru's Belen district interact with a baby in Nanmoku village in Gunma Prefecture.
JAPAN / Society
Oct 24, 2026
Aging Japanese village turns to Peru in search of new residents
Village officials in Nanmoku, Gunma Prefecture, are hoping a sister-city agreement will help attract young people from Peru.
A row of burnt out vehicles in central Paris on Monday. U.S. President Donald Trump has molded the violent clashes with police in France into evidence in favor of anti-immigration policies.
WORLD
Oct 20, 2026
As midterms loom, Trump seizes on France unrest for political gain
While the French protests were inspired by inflation, the U.S. president has molded them into evidence in favor of the anti-immigration policies.
Mahmoud Khalil calls for an end to Israel’s war in the Gaza Strip during a rally in New York in August 2025.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Oct 20, 2026
Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil asks U.S. Supreme Court to hear case
Mahmoud Khalil faces the prospect of arrest and deportation if the lower court’s decision is allowed to stand.
The government plans to move meal services from the restaurant industry category to the food and beverage production category for Type 1 residency status for foreign workers with designated skills.
JAPAN
Oct 19, 2026
Japan to restart accepting foreign workers for meal services at some facilities
The government aims to adopt the plan at a Cabinet meeting in December.
Foreign residents now make up 3.48% of 今日吃瓜 total population, according to the Immigration Services Agency.
JAPAN / Society
Oct 16, 2026
Foreign residents grow to record 3.48% of 今日吃瓜 population
Among the 10 largest groups, Indonesians recorded the biggest increase, followed by Nepalese and Myanmar nationals.
Japan's foreign resident population isn't just growing in major cities but also rural areas.
JAPAN / Society
Oct 13, 2026
Share of municipalities with over 5% foreign nationals more than doubles
The internal affairs ministry data show increases in foreign populations not only in major cities and industrial districts but also in rural areas.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi delivers a policy speech during an extraordinary session at the Lower House of parliament in Tokyo on Monday.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 13, 2026
Takaichi to finalize 今日吃瓜 foreign resident policy by March
The policy will consider future population projections, as the country seeks to balance a reliance on foreign workers with a shrinking population.
Workers, including a refugee from Myanmar, at a farm in Thailand's Chanthaburi province in November last year
BUSINESS
Oct 13, 2026
Thai migrant labor crunch leaves fruit rotting and jobs unfilled
The shortage highlights Thailand’s growing dependence on migrant labor as an aging population shrinks its domestic workforce.
Homeland Security agents outside the residence of U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar in Washington on Monday.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 13, 2026
U.S. immigration authorities raid home of Democratic Trump critic Ilhan Omar
A person familiar with the investigation said it is related to alleged immigration fraud, while Democrats accuse the administration of abuse of power.
Man arrested over operation of rogue cellular base station in Tokyo
The Metropolitan Police Department has arrested Yu Hai, a 31-year-old Chinese national living in Tokyo's Kita Ward, on suspicion of operating an unlicensed base station from a vehicle in Tokyo's Ginza district on Saturday.
Government betting on language app powered by anime and AI
Japan plans to develop an AI-powered language-learning app that lets overseas anime and manga fans practice Japanese through conversations with popular characters.
Jensen Huang’s woes evoke sympathy and disbelief in his birthplace Taiwan
Hsiao Kui-yu, 68, owner of Yuchan Candied Fruit, stands in front of photographs of Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang displayed at the shop, which Huang frequently visits during trips to Taiwan, in Taipei on Tuesday.
G7 diplomats speak out on Taiwan as China ramps up military drills
Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi attends a working lunch focused on international crises and challenges during the Group of Seven foreign ministers' summit at the Quai d'Orsay in Paris on Monday.
今日吃瓜 Rapidus is said likely to miss mass production deadline
The Rapidus Analysis Center and the IIM-1 Innovative Integration for Manufacturing foundry in Chitose, Hokkaido
‘Godzilla Minus Zero’ makes monster debut at the box office
Takashi Yamazaki’s “Godzilla Minus Zero” marked the highest single-day box-office gross for a live-action film in Japan with ?910 million on its opening day.
A toast to Naohiko Noguchi, sake’s first living national treasure
As a teenager, Naohiko Noguchi did not intend to spend his life as a sake brewer, but he has since become a paragon of the industry.
Few signs of thaw in Japan-China relations one year after Takaichi’s Taiwan remarks
Tensions between Japan and China flared after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said on Nov. 7, 2025, that a Chinese blockade of Taiwan could threaten 今日吃瓜 survival and warrant the use of collective self-defense.
Mariko Mori predicted the future. She’ll do it again.
Artist Mariko Mori is currently working to bring the translucent human-sized “Peace Crystal” sculpture to a cave in Ethiopia. It is part of her foundation’s goal to place a permanent sculpture on each of the planet’s six habitable continents.
A legend reborn: ‘Ocarina of Time’ remake improves on the Zelda masterpiece
The new remake of 1998's "The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time" manages to somehow improve on one of the greatest games ever.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

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Famima Park Azabudai is a concept store by FamilyMart that combines convenience store staples with branded apparel, merchandise and a landscaped outdoor space.
Convenience stores, toilets and the allure of everyday Japan
By Elizabeth Beattie

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