Foreign students in Japan losing jobs, chances and hope in pandemic The COVID-19 pandemic has cut the income of foreign students in Japan, most of whom have relied on part-time jobs, such as working at convenience stores and restaurants, to make ends meet. Asahi Shimbun, 7 May 2020.
Pandemic kills the dreams of foreign hotel staff for new life This article looks at the situation of foreign students in Japan who were working in the hotels in Japan to make money to live on but have lost their jobs due to the pandemic. It tells the story of several such students. Asahi Shimbun, 11 Aug 2020.
Experts warn Japan’s language schools are becoming a front for importing cheap labor This article looks at the increase in language schools which allow or arrange students to work more than allowed by their visas, at the increase in Vietnamese and Nepalese students which is related to this, at the connections between Japanese and Nepalese language schools for bringing students to Japan which may be close to a system of human trafficking, and at the experiences of two Nepalese students. Japan Times, Jan 3 2017.
Kyoto mayor petitions for permanent resident status for overseas students "To get more overseas students to enroll in Kyoto University and to revive the economy of the town, Kyoto Mayor Keiji Yamada is proposing....granting permanent residence status to overseas students who will be graduating from the university as well as other supportive measures." Japan Daily Press, 15 April, 2015.
Firms go abroad by hiring foreign students here This article has questions and answers about the increase in Japanese companies hiring foreigners including foreign students in Japan. Japan Times, 26 Feb 2013.
Japan job market open to talented international students Students at Asia Pacific University (APU) in Beppu, Oita Prefecture, can testify to the fact that Japan is a seller's market for overseas students with Japanese language ability and an understanding of the nation’s corporate culture. Asahi Shinbun, 27 January 2013.
International Students in Japan 2012 137,756 international students in Japan as of May 1, 2012, 0.2% down from last year. Data from Japan Student Services Organization（JASSO) February, 2013. Includes a link to the Result of an annual survey of international students in Japan 2012
Foreign students back but numbers look likely to fall An article about the effect on universities of foreign students leaving Japan after 3/11 and the return of many students after a few months, plus the measures that schools are taking to attract them back. Japan Times, 12 Jul, 2011.
Foreign students return to Japan to help out While many foreigners fled the country in the wake of the Great East Japan Earthquake, some exhibited more fortitude--returning to Japan to help in the crisis. Asahi Shinbun, 2 May, 2011.
Yokohama International Student House YISH is a house for international students Offering various Exchange programs. This Public facility was established by the city of Yokohama.
Foreign Students Staying on to Work in Japan Hits Record High: Ministry of Justice According to the Ministry of Justice, which controls Japan’s immigration bureau, the number of foreign students who found jobs and stayed in Japan after graduating in 2006 increased by 40%, from just over 5,900 in 2005 to 8,272 last year. Japan Economy News, August 15, 2007.
JAPAN: University internationalisation scaled back The future of Japan's Global 30 project, established by the government just last year to internationalise universities, is in doubt as it is running out of money. At the end, this article also looks briefly at challenging faces foreign students trying to find work in Japan, especially language issues. University World News, 28 Nov 2010.
The cost of convenience in Japan: when foreign students work instead of study This article discusses the rise in the number of foreign students who are working long hours in Japan and the reliance of convenience stores, restaurants and other 24 hour services on their cheap labour power, noting that 20% of foreign workers in Japan are now students. It also discusses government policy on foreign students and labour laws for foreign students and tells the stories of two students from Thailand and Nepal. Japan Times, 23 Apr 2017.