Editorial: Japan's foreign intern program should be overhauled to protect human rights
Japanese Justice Minister Yoshihisa Furukawa recently announced that the government will start discussions with an eye to reviewing the Technical Inte
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Japanese Justice Minister Yoshihisa Furukawa recently announced that the government will start discussions with an eye to reviewing the Technical Inte
Most foreign trainees who came to work in Japan paid some 520,000 yen ($3,800) on average to intermediaries in their home countries--expenses that saddled about half of them with sizable debts.
WASHINGTON--Japan has once again scored poorly on its efforts to stop human trafficking and forced labor in a U.S. State Department report released this week, failing to move up in the international rankings.
The government-affiliated Organization for Technical Intern Training, which supervises employers hiring foreign interns, has drawn much criticism over its work.
A significant portion of Japanese singles in their 30s are not interested in matrimony and want to stay single.