The number of foreigners and foreign workers is set to keep growing and various services are emerging to meet their need...

Japan's ruling party sets a target for the nation to receive about 345,000 new foreign workers in the next five years.

A survey by a Japanese productivity organization finds the nation's workers are the least productive among G7 nations.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov announces construction of military housing for 188 families on Kunashiri and Eto...

Japan adopts National Defense Program Guidelines, a 10-year plan that includes American F-35B stealth fighters and remod...

The government is planning for a new wave of foreign workers after the passage of an immigration reform bill.

Japan's government starts landfill work on the coast in Okinawa to relocate a controversial US military base despite loc...

Okinawa's governor asks the government to stop work on a US base move.

Japan's government proposes a record $880 billion national budget for fiscal 2019, with plenty allotted for the consumpt...

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe restates his hope for enacting a new constitution in 2020.