The Japan TimesMar 7
Japan is expanding professional Japanese language education for foreign workers, but its refusal to acknowledge immigration raises questions about how fully migrants will be accepted into society. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/03/06/world/japans-immigration-charade/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #ldp #cabinet #specifiedskilledworkervisa #sanaetakaichi #registeredjapaneselanguageteacher #educationministry #cefr #language #visas #immigration #jobs #foreignworkers
The limits of Japan’s immigration charade

Until now, the quality and training of Japanese-language teachers were largely left to the private sector, including academia.

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