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Over 1,400 cities in Japan see foreign population rise, total populations drop in new statistics
- Casey Baseel
Aug 11, 2026 - Tweet
Japan’s foreign population is growing in both size and proportion, ministry study shows.
U.S. government reportedly planning to close Nagoya consulate
- Casey Baseel
Aug 5, 2026
Move would leave Japan’s fourth-largest city without consular services.
- Japan, USA
- (COK • consulate • embassy • internationalism • Nagoya • Nagoya consulate • society • U.S. consulate • U.S. Embassy)
Japan’s favorite popsicles add multilingual packaging to better connect with foreign tourists
- Casey Baseel
Aug 3, 2026
Garigari-kun wants to make friends with/be eaten by people from all over the world.
- Japan
- (Akagi Nyugyo • food • Garigari-kun • internationalism • Japam travel • popsicles • shaved ice • sweets • tourism • travel)
Foreign tourists in Japan eat far more rice than previously thought, according to new data
- Oona McGee
Jul 30, 2026
The average overseas visitor now consumes more rice in a day than a Japanese local.
- Japan
- (food • foreign tourism • foreign tourists • foreigners • inbound tourism • internationalism • Japan tourism • Japanese food • MAFF • Ministry of Agriculture Forestry and Fisheries • news • rice • society • survey • tourism)
Survey shows foreigners’ desire to work in Japan long-term dropping, but that’s not the whole story
- Casey Baseel
Jul 11, 2026
Annual study finds sharp decline in interest among foreign residents to stick around for the long haul, but it’s probably leaving out some differing voices.
- Japan
- (COK • foreigners in Japan • internationalism • Living in Japan • society • survey • working in Japan)
Japan now has stricter requirements for foreigners applying for citizenship
- Casey Baseel
Mar 31, 2026
Change comes with less than half a week’s notice, new requirements will take five more years to meet.
- Japan
- (citizenship • citizenship requirements • COK • foreigners in Japan • internationalism • Japanese citizenship • Living in Japan • society)
Number of foreigners living in Japan has grown 50 percent in four years, hits historic high
- Casey Baseel
Mar 14, 2026
Japan’s foreign resident population surges past four million for the first time in history.
Almost exactly half of the new adults in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward are foreigners
- Casey Baseel
Jan 15, 2026
One of the city’s most internationalized districts hits a cultural milestone on Coming of Age Day.
- Japan
- (COK • Coming of Age Day • culture • foreigners in Japan • internationalism • Seijin no Hi • seijinshiki • shinjuku • society)
Majority of Japanese mayors say foreign residents are essential but most see good and bad effects
- Casey Baseel
Jan 6, 2026
Civic leaders see economic upsides and cultural difficulties in Japan’s accelerating internationalization.
- Japan
- (COK • culture • foreigners in Japan • internationalism • society • survey)
Record number of foreign children in Japan need help understanding Japanese in school
- Casey Baseel
Dec 13, 2025
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)
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)
Number of foreign students in Japan hits record high, one country accounts for over 35 percent
- Casey Baseel
May 2, 2025
More students from abroad than ever before are studying in Japan, with a massive surge between the last two reporting periods.
- Japan
- (COK • foreigners in Japan • internationalism • schools • society • students • study in Japan • studying in Japan)
Tokyo governor wants to start study abroad grant system, includes monthly activity allowance
- Casey Baseel
Jan 15, 2025
Proposal comes as fewer young Japanese people are showing interest in going overseas.
- Japan
- (academics • COK • internationalism • school • society • study abroad • Tokyo • youth)
Where’s the happiest place for foreigners to live in Japan? Study investigates
- Casey Baseel
Dec 12, 2024
Ibaraki’s first Foreign Resident Happiness Index finds some surprising variety in its three subcategories.
Japan’s foreign population reaches historic milestone following largest-ever single-year surge
- Casey Baseel
Jul 25, 2024
Japan’s population, and workforce, continues to internationalize.
- Japan
- (aging population • COK • foreigners in Japan • internationalism • shrinking population • society)
Japanese convenience store allows use of initials on name tags to prevent harassment by customers
- Casey Baseel
Jun 8, 2024
Lawson makes move to protect employee’s privacy, also changes policy regarding head coverings.
- Japan
- (COK • convenience stores • Family mart • hijab • internationalism • Lawson • name tags • society)
Our Japanese reporter visits Costco in the U.S., finds super American and very Japanese things
- Casey Baseel
Apr 8, 2024
The cross cultural appeal of a Costco run in Los Angeles.
- Japan, USA
- (COK • Costco • food • internationalism • Japanese food • Los Angeles • P.K. Sanjun • SNJO)
Number of foreigners working in Japan hits all-time high, 25 percent come from same country
- Casey Baseel
Jan 30, 2024
Study shows often overlooked prefecture has second-highest number of working foreign residents in Japan.
Okinawa pub posts “Japanese only” admission sign based on some shaky logic
- Casey Baseel
Oct 4, 2023
Sign was up since at least a year ago.
- Japan
- (COK • discrimination • internationalism • scandal • society)
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