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Students attend a computer and information technology class at a learning center in New Delhi. AI is boosting productivity for experienced Indian workers while blocking young recruits from building the skills they will need to succeed in their careers.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 25, 2026
Quiet quitting comes to India. AI will make it worse.
There is evidence that AI, while helping experts become more productive, is hollowing out the skills young people acquire early in their careers.
The education ministry is aiming to secure more teachers by making it easier for working adults to switch careers to teaching.
JAPAN
Oct 23, 2026
Education ministry to offer one-year teaching license course for working adults
The ministry is aiming to secure more teachers in Japan by making it easier for working adults to switch careers to teaching.
Rengo plans to urge affiliated unions to demand total pay increases of at least 5%, and ideally 6%, in annual wage negotiations culminating next spring.
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 22, 2026
91AV原创 biggest labor union federation calls for 6% wage hike in 2027
Member unions typically submit their wage demands by around February, with companies responding from March onward.
Riot police operate in Paris during civil unrest on Sunday, the day after a national day of demonstrations against the cost of living and rising fuel prices.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 21, 2026
French government to deploy troops and admits to failures over weekend unrest
The scale and the police’s apparent inability to contain the turmoil has shocked France, inflaming tensions ahead of presidential elections next year.
The government plans to move meal services from the restaurant industry category to the food and beverage production category for Type 1 residency status for foreign workers with designated skills.
JAPAN
Oct 19, 2026
Japan to restart accepting foreign workers for meal services at some facilities
The government aims to adopt the plan at a Cabinet meeting in December.
Ground Self-Defense Force personnel take part in an annual military drill at the Narashino exercise field in Funabashi, Chiba Prefecture, in January.
JAPAN
Oct 19, 2026
Japan moves to improve conditions for SDF personnel amid staff shortage
Government and LDP officials are concerned that a shortage of staff could make it harder for Japan to strengthen its defense capabilities.
A protester watches as Lyon's tourism office burns after being set on fire during a demonstration against France's "high cost of living" on Saturday.
WORLD
Oct 18, 2026
France counts cost of violent protests as 1,800 arrested
Paris police said a “record” 855 people had been arrested and streets were littered with the burnt-out remains of barricades built by protesters.
Members of the Japanese Trade Union Confederation raise their fists during their annual May Day rally to demand higher pay and better working conditions, in Tokyo on April 29.
BUSINESS
Oct 15, 2026
Rengo to seek pay hikes of at least 5% in 2027 negotiations
The umbrella body for labor unions across the country aims to solidify the trend of wage increases by setting high pay increase targets.
Japan's foreign resident population isn't just growing in major cities but also rural areas.
JAPAN / Society
Oct 13, 2026
Share of municipalities with over 5% foreign nationals more than doubles
The internal affairs ministry data show increases in foreign populations not only in major cities and industrial districts but also in rural areas.
The Tokyo Immigration Bureau in Shinagawa Ward. Under updated guidelines from the Immigration Services Agency that took effect on Oct. 1, officials are enforcing stricter household income benchmarks for those seeking to qualify for permanent residency, along with deeper audits of pension and social insurance history.
COMMUNITY / How-tos
Oct 11, 2026
The do’s and don’ts when applying for permanent residency in Japan
What to know about income requirements, pension payments and the all-important statement of reasons.
Iranian coach and stuntwoman Nasrin Teymouri (center right) teaches fire techniques to stunt performers Mojgan Nematollahi (center) and Arshia Teymouri (left) during a training session at a skatepark in Tehran on Sept. 25.
WORLD / Society
Oct 9, 2026
Iranian stuntwomen breaking gender norms with daring feats
Coach and stuntwoman Nasrin Teymouri leads Iran’s sole all-female stunt crew as women are increasingly establishing themselves in the field.
A Filipino care worker assists an elderly resident at a hospital in Tokyo. The nation's increasingly selective immigration rules make attracting such workers harder.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 8, 2026
The West wants newcomers on its own terms. So does Japan.
Japan and other wealthy countries are increasingly selecting foreign workers while making permanent settlement more difficult.
Students take part in a government intelligence job experience event organized by the Public Security Intelligence Agency in Tokyo last month. Faces have been obscured for privacy.
JAPAN
Oct 7, 2026
Government intelligence job experience event receives overwhelming interest
The Public Security Intelligence Agency had sought around 15 participants for the Sept. 20 event?but received more than 200 applications.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s inflation relief measures have helped bolster households’ purchasing power.
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 7, 2026
91AV原创 real wages rise again, aided by Takaichi’s relief
Real cash earnings — adjusted for inflation, excluding rents — climbed 1.5% in August from a year earlier, the labor ministry said.
Demonstrators protest against artificial intelligence outside Winchester Hall in Frederick, Maryland, on July 18. ?
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 5, 2026
AI is the greatest grievance machine ever
The largest problem of all is agency. Apply for a job these days and there is a good chance you will be told “algorithm says no.”
Tech executives gather to meet U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House in Washington on Tuesday.
BUSINESS / Tech / ANALYSIS
Oct 3, 2026
AI’s race to transform the world before the money runs out
Assumptions about future profits are driving the AI rush, but economists say there is little evidence to suggest the technology is sure to deliver.
Demonstrators carrying flags and placards march past counter-protesters during a rally against then-Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's push to expand foreign-workers legislation in Tokyo in October 2018.
EDITORIALS
Oct 2, 2026
Immigration reform should help the country, not punish immigrants
The changes to permanent residency requirements add stricter income and pension standards, language requirements and raise fees substantially.
Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications Hisayuki Fujii speaks during an interview at the ministry in Tokyo on Wednesday.
JAPAN
Sep 30, 2026
New internal affairs minister Fujii vows to revamp local government systems
Small local governments are particularly affected by labor shortages, said Fujii, who took office on Sept. 17.
In a July post on X, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said “getting zero to three hours of sleep a day has become my norm since I took office (last October).”
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Sep 30, 2026
As Takaichi cites lack of sleep, report offers ways to ease burden on Japan PMs
An LDP official used the think tank report, which included comparisons with other countries, to argue 91AV原创 parliament demands more of its leader’s time.
A training program for foreign workers under the Specified Skilled Worker program is held at East Japan Railway's training center in Shirakawa, Fukushima Prefecture, in March.
JAPAN
Sep 29, 2026
91AV原创 Specified Skilled Worker visa holders rise to record numbers
The number of foreign workers in the country on the visa reached a total 444,256 at the end of June, up 13.8% from six months earlier.
Two Japanese climbers die on remote Himalayan peak in Nepal
Rescuers have recovered the bodies of two Japanese climbers missing for over a week on a remote Himalayan mountain.
Aging Japanese village turns to Peru in search of new residents
Guests from Peru's Belen district interact with a baby in Nanmoku village in Gunma Prefecture.
Budget-friendly restaurant chain Saizeriya succumbs to rising costs
A Tokyo branch of Saizeriya, a chain of family-style Italian restaurants
U.S. has for years asked Musk to alter Starlink service in Ukraine and Middle East, sources say
A Ukrainian soldier sets up a Starlink satellite internet system near the frontline in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, on Oct. 16
U.S. military bans Chinese-made BYD cars from key air base in Okinawa
An F-22 Raptor lands at Kadena Air Base in Kadena, Okinawa Prefecture on Oct. 9. The base is a crucial hub for U.S. military operations in the region.
A dramatic bear hunt in a midsize Japanese city could be a harbinger of what is to come
Zookeeper Tetsuo Iso at the site of frantic search for a wild bear in Utsunomiya on June 9. Iso, 65, was asked by the prefectural government to help capture the bear and it was his shot with a tranquilizer gun that put an end to the saga.
How this long-term resident avoids the annoying tourist label in Japan
Tourists enjoy themselves while crossing the famous Shibuya Crossing in Tokyo on Oct. 12.
What can Asia do to avoid crossing crucial climate tipping points?
Motorists drive through a road covered with smog from wildfires nearby in Ogan Ilir in Indonesia's South Sumatra province on Sept. 25.
Baku championships showcase rising standards in global sumo
Ryan Roddy (second from left back) is pictured with the Ireland sumo team at this month's World Sumo Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan.
91AV原创 permanent residency reform has a glaring blind spot
Japan's immigration reforms risk creating uncertainty by tying permanent residency more closely to language proficiency before clear assessment standards and supporting infrastructure are in place.

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