Japan
No Mercy!, December 7, 2009, Metropolis (Minato-ku, Japan)
Will Japan execute the Japanese killer of a white woman?
How Japan Plans to Have More Babies, September 30, 2009, Christian Science Monitor
New prime minister wants welfare programs to offset cost of raising children.
Ozawa Positive About Granting Local Voting Rights to Non-Japanese, September 29, 2009, Kyodo News
Japanese prime minister going goofy.
Japan Looks to Robots to Fill Jobs, September 3, 2009, BBC News
Getting robots to do the jobs Japanese don’t want to do.
Sun Sets on Migrants' Japanese Dreams, August 27, 2009, Financial Times (London)
Japan sends Japanese-Brazilians back to Brazil.
Higher Incomes Equal Higher Test Results: Study, August 7, 2009, Kyodo News
Japanese have yet to discover genetics.
Asylum-Seekers Facing Destitution, August 7, 2009, Japan Times
Japanese stingy with financial support for asylum seekers.
Guidelines for Permission for Permanent Residence, May 18, 2009, Immigration Bureau of Japan
They may let you stay if you have won a Nobel Prize.
Japan to Immigrants: Thanks, But You Can Go Home Now, April 20, 2009, Time
Japanese government paying immigrants to go home and never return.
Antiforeigner Discrimination is a Right for Japanese People, January 19, 2009, Japan Times
Western egalitarians need to let the Japanese remain Japanese.
Japan Moves Carefully Toward Islamic Finance, December 16, 2008, Asahi (Japan) Shimbun
Islam makes inroads into Japan.
Japan Opens Nationality to Kids Born out of Wedlock, December 5, 2008, AP
Children of unmarried foreign women eligible if Japanese father acknowledges them.
Foreigner-Free Japan Hotels Want to Stay That Way, October 9, 2008, AP
Almost 40 percent of hotels and inns don’t want foreign guests.
Ainu Rise Up From the Margins of Japanese Society, August 11, 2008, AP
“Ainu Rebels” celebrate their heritage with hip-hop music.
American TV Not Crazy, Just Japanese, June 24, 2008, AP
Will Japanese-style game shows succeed in the US?
Japan Must Boost Immigration—Ruling Party Panel, June 13, 2008, Reuters
Panel wants immigrants to make up 10 percent of the population within 50 years.
Japanese are Loath to Rebuild Workforce through Immigration, May 30, 2008, Washington Post
Japanese resisting advice to open their country to foreigners.
Japan’s Robotic Revolution, March 3, 2008, AP
Robots do the work Japanese won’t do.
Japanese Youth Help Compatriots Embrace Diversity, January 21, 2008, Christian Science Monitor
Not all Japanese understand the value of homogeneity.
Desperately Seeking Students, January 18, 2008, Guardian Unlimited (Manchester)
Low birth rates mean up to 40% of Japanese universities could go bust.
In Praise of Homogeneity, January 18, 2008, AR Classic Article
Japanese like being Japanese and intend to stay Japanese.
New Robot Suit to Assist Japanese Farmers, January 15, 2008, Robots-Dreams.com
Will help “difficult to replace” farm population.
Cash for Kids: Japan’s Employers Offer ‘Baby Bonuses’, June 8, 2007, ABC News
Corporate Japan doing its part to boost the birthrate.
Japan Will Allow More Immigration, Official Says, May 24, 2007, Bloomberg
Cabinet minister: Japan needs foreign workers to keep economy growing.
20,000 In Language Pickle / Foreign Students In Need Of Specialized Japanese Teachers, May 23, 2007, Daily Yomiuri (Osaka)
Language problems arise even though the foreign-born population is only 1.63 percent of the total.
Japan Diplomat: Blonds ‘No Good’ In Mideast Talks, March 23, 2007, CNN
Foreign minister: “Luckily, we Japanese have yellow faces.”
Japanese Film To Show Nostalgia For ‘Bravery’ Of Kamikaze Pilots, March 1, 2007, Telegraph (London)
Japan regaining pride in its past.
S. Korean Name-Change Law Aids Illegal Reentry To Japan, February 23, 2007, The Yomiuri Shimbun (Osaka)
Change your name; get into Japan.
Foreign Permanent Residents On Rise, Filling Gaps, January 4, 2007, Japan Times
Foreigners becoming larger proportion of Japan’s labor force.
This Is The New Japan, September 5, 2006, Newsweek International
Immigration is beginning to transform a nation proud of its homogeneity.
Better Than People, January 6, 2006, Economist
Japanese would rather have robots serving them than Filipinos.
Robots To Offer Japan’s Elderly New Lease On Life, July 22, 2005, Reuters
Japan looks to robots rather than immigrants to fill labor void.
Foreign Mothers Fight For Children’s Futures, July 20, 2005, Japan Times Online
Japanese citizenship is not automatic for children of non-Japanese mothers.
IC ‘Gaijin’ Card Shares Personal Info, June 9, 2005, Japan Times
Japan makes foreigners carry a special information card.
Child Shortage Raises Long-Term Fears for Japan, April 11, 2005, Washington Post
2,000 schools have closed in Japan in the last 10 years due to birth dearth.
Asia Is Winning Prominence in Science, Technology, March 15, 2005, Xinhuanet
Asia is catching up to America in scientific research.
Humanoids with Attitude, March 15, 2005, Washington Post
Japanese use robots, not immigrants, to compensate for lack of native workers.
Japan Town to Pay Women Who Have 3rd Kid, March 15, 2005, AP
Another Japanese effort to fend off importing workers.
Japan Defies U.N., Deports Refugees, January 20, 2005, Japan Times (Tokyo)
UN told Japan it shouldn’t deport Kurds. It did anyway.
Toyota to Staff Factories with Robots, January 11, 2005, AFP
Japan uses technologhy, rather than immigration, to make up for shrinking native workforce.
For Visa Violators, It Pays To Come Clean, December 2, 2004, Japan Times Online
Japan adopts tougher penalities for visa violators, illegal immigrants.
Japan Mulls Multicultural Dawn, October 6, 2004, BBC News
Japan considers loosening its immigration policy because of aging workforce.
Visa Violators Throw Selves At State’s Mercy, September 23, 2004, Japan Times Online
Bangladeshi illegals want to shame Japanese government into letting them stay.
Poll Finds Growing Crime Concern, September 21, 2004, Japan Times Online
Crime increases in Japan; majority blames illegal immigrants.