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(EAST ASIA FORUM)Normalising foreign worker policies in Japan

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2026-10-08
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EAST ASIA FORUM
Summary
Professor Midori Okabe of Sophia University argues that Japan’s stricter immigration policies under Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi represent policy normalisation rather than a fundamental shift. Successive administrations have expanded foreign worker admissions while strengthening immigration controls.

As foreign residents increasingly share obligations with Japanese citizens, questions of equal rights and social integration are emerging. Greater job mobility is also accelerating migration from rural areas to cities, potentially affecting wages and employment conditions.

Okabe emphasises that Japan’s key challenge is to connect immigration with industrial upgrading, productivity growth and better working conditions for all workers, ensuring broader economic benefits for Japanese society.
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