Immigration

The Beginning of the End for 'This Is Not Immigration Policy' — What the Ikusei Shuro System Reveals About Japan's Foreign Worker Structure

Foreign workers: 2.57 million. Technical intern disappearances: 9,753 (record high). The US rates Japan Tier 2 for human trafficking. The Ikusei Shuro system (2027) drops the 'international contribution' pretense. But what does expanding acceptance without integration policies really mean?