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Japan implements language proficiency requirements for certain visa applicants

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Re: Japan implements language proficiency requirements for certain visa applicants

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Post by workfromspace »

laurieg wrote: post #96

Japan is importing record numbers of workers. Most convenience stores and supermarkets in my town (far from Tokyo) are staffed by 'language school students' (an you can work 28 hours a week on a student visa). Agreements [1] between Japan and other countries to bring more workers are making headlines. At the same time, it's getting harder and harder to stay. Permanent residency applications are being judged incredibl…

I'm guessing you never travelled anywhere else in your life?

> Japan ... has entry and exit controls on the borders, ... It is compulsory to carry identification documents if you are a foreigner.

This is true for almost all the countries in the world, especially the second part.

Re: Japan implements language proficiency requirements for certain visa applicants

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Post by selimthegrim »

Mainan_Tagonist wrote: post #39
kyleee wrote: post #37

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Don't muslim citizens and foreign residents in Switzerland enjoy more rights than in pretty much any Muslim country? There is definitely some hostility to some aspects of Islam, aspects which seem to only recently have become central to the exercise of worship for some (the veiling of women for instance), yet this has not translated to some outright discrimination of muslims. Bosnian and Albanian immigrants for insta…

I'm pretty sure minarets have been central for a while.

Re: Japan implements language proficiency requirements for certain visa applicants

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Post by throwawaypath »

platinumrad wrote: post #147
throwawaypath wrote: post #146

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The nation state located on the islands of Japan populated with almost exclusively Japanese people.

Good news then: it's still going to be there in a hundred years!

It won't be "Japan" if they start importing immigrants by the tens of millions.

Re: Japan implements language proficiency requirements for certain visa applicants

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Post by dudeinjapan »

laurieg wrote: post #88
dudeinjapan wrote: post #34

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Company founder in Japan here. This is largely how I read this specific news--its narrowly scoped to prevent patterns of abuse, which there have indeed been isolated cases tantamount to human trafficking. That being said, there is a broader trend, that Japan's immigration authorities are becoming more foreigner-hostile, reflecting a broader political view shift in Japanese society (see: Sanseito political party) and…

Relatively small clerical errors causing people to get permanent residency applications denied is becoming a trope. The ones I have heard: - Client company address changed 4 years ago and the paperwork wasn't filed within 2 weeks. - A late pension payment 2 years ago. - Pension and health insurance were paid on time, but the date stamp on the physical payment slips was smudged and so "did not prove" that it was paid…

Yep, I've heard variants of all of those first-hand from people who work at my company.

Re: Japan implements language proficiency requirements for certain visa applicants

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Post by dudeinjapan »

garbawarb wrote: post #137
dudeinjapan wrote: post #34

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Company founder in Japan here. This is largely how I read this specific news--its narrowly scoped to prevent patterns of abuse, which there have indeed been isolated cases tantamount to human trafficking. That being said, there is a broader trend, that Japan's immigration authorities are becoming more foreigner-hostile, reflecting a broader political view shift in Japanese society (see: Sanseito political party) and…

Are you Japanese? What was your motivation behind founding in Japan?

No, I'm American. I was working as a quant trader in Tokyo (originally Lehman Brothers, then Nomura) and I was laid off from my job, and with nothing else do I decided to found a company in Tokyo. 13 years later I'm still here with ~300 staff now.

Re: Japan implements language proficiency requirements for certain visa applicants

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Post by dudeinjapan »

kalium-xyz wrote: post #114
dudeinjapan wrote: post #34

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Company founder in Japan here. This is largely how I read this specific news--its narrowly scoped to prevent patterns of abuse, which there have indeed been isolated cases tantamount to human trafficking. That being said, there is a broader trend, that Japan's immigration authorities are becoming more foreigner-hostile, reflecting a broader political view shift in Japanese society (see: Sanseito political party) and…

Seems like the guys covering his ass. Ive had visas denied in japan over small errors. I dont use visa lawyers anymore and no longer have this issue. Might ofc also be that the immigration officers got tired of working till 10pm every day

You mean immigration lawyer covering his ass? Possibly. It wouldn't be the staff member.

Re: Japan implements language proficiency requirements for certain visa applicants

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Post by dudeinjapan »

mc3301 wrote: post #109
dudeinjapan wrote: post #34

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Company founder in Japan here. This is largely how I read this specific news--its narrowly scoped to prevent patterns of abuse, which there have indeed been isolated cases tantamount to human trafficking. That being said, there is a broader trend, that Japan's immigration authorities are becoming more foreigner-hostile, reflecting a broader political view shift in Japanese society (see: Sanseito political party) and…

I hate to say this is a strange "win-win" in the end (politically speaking). It'll be a little harder for Japanese companies to take advantage of foreigners, often trafficking them to quite shady working and living conditions with very little pay. This has potential to protect some foreigners from that situation here. Additionally, this looks like a "win" for the anti-foreigner crowd, because "now it's tougher to get…

Sure there are misbehaving companies. But the solution should not be to block PRs from employees at well-behaved companies like mine. Instead the govt should clamp down directly on the bad behavior. Japan has mastered the art of ignoring real problems, and attacking substitute/scapegoat problems instead.
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