SoraNews24 —Japan News—

As Japan’s foreign population grows, its foreign kid count is getting bigger too, and educational systems might not be keeping up with the country’s changing demographics.

Japan
(COK • education • foreigners in Japan • internationalism • Japanese language • linguistics • society)

Number of foreigners studying Japanese in Japan hits record high, but are there enough teachers?

Casey Baseel
Nov 29, 2025

Students studying Japanese as a second language in-country hits historic high, majority of teachers are unpaid volunteers.

Japan
(COK • foreigners in Japan • internationalism • Japanese language • learning japanese • linguistics • society • studying in Japan • studying Japanese)

Japanese government considering raising foreign resident visa renewal fees by 400 percent or more

Casey Baseel
Nov 25, 2025

Proponents say they want to use extra money to improve quality of life for foreign residents, strengthen programs to find and deport illegal residents.

Japan
(COK • foreigners in Japan • immigration • Japan visa • Living in Japan • society)

Foreign tourists in Japan break inbound fall tourism record, are spending their money differently

Casey Baseel
Oct 17, 2025

Number of international visitors to Japan continues to rise, but spending patterns are shifting as bargains start to dry up.

Japan
(foreign tourists • foreigners in Japan • Japan travel • society • tourism • travel)

Non-Japanese babies make up more than 3 percent of births in Japan, a record high

Casey Baseel
Oct 11, 2025

Percentage is even higher in Tokyo and other areas attractive to foreign residents, and even then doesn’t tell the full story of how Japan is becoming more international.

Japan
(babies • COK • foreigners in Japan • internationalism • society)

Foreign tourists spending at Japanese department stores dropping rapidly, study says

Casey Baseel
Sep 11, 2025

Tax-exempt spending falls for fifth consecutive month compared to previous year.

Japan
(COK • department stores • foreign tourists • foreigners in Japan • shopping • society • tourism)

New English textbook published for anime industry’s Animator Skill Test

Casey Baseel
Aug 15, 2025

NAFCA text covers the skills, both in drawing and speaking Japanese, that you’ll need to start an anime artist career in Japan.

Japan
(Animator Skill Test • anime • art • books • foreigners in Japan • Japanese language • learning japanese • linguistics • manga • NAFCA • Nippon Anime & Film Culture Association)

Foreign population in Japan hits record high as Japanese population falls to record low

Oona McGee
Aug 13, 2025

The face of Japanese society is rapidly changing.

Japan
(COK • foreigners in Japan • society • survey • tourism • travel)

Brand-new theme park in Japan charges foreign tourists 25 percent more than locals for tickets

Casey Baseel
Jul 31, 2025

Welcome, to two-tier pricing park!

Japan
(Amusement Parks • dinosaurs • foreigners in Japan • Junglia • Junglia Okinawa • Okinawa • outdoors • overtourism • society • theme parks • tourism • travel • two-tiered pricing)

Tokyo prostitution ring members who targeted foreigners arrested

Casey Baseel
Jul 26, 2025

In possibly related incident, Tokyo Metropolitan Police received complaint from foreigner that “I paid the woman the money, but didn’t get to have sex.”