Japan

   

  There remains a deeply held belief in Japan’s conservative heartlands that women should be home with the children and supporting their husbands  

TOKYO – The most surprising thing about Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida reshuffling his Cabinet is that he actually thinks he’s running Asia’s No 2 economy. That would actually be Kazuo Ueda, who in April took the controls at the Bank of Japan. This vital distinction matters more than ever as Governor Ueda hints at […] The post World isn’t ready for what Ueda’s trying to say appeared first on Asia Times.

  The Japanese PM also replaced his foreign minister on Wednesday in a reshuffle that saw a record five women enter the cabinet as he works […]

   

According to statistics from Japan’s Ministry of Justice, the number of foreign residents in Japan reached a record high of 3.07 million by the end of 2022, surpassing 3 million for the first time. With a variety of residency statuses, most of these residents contribute to the Japanese labor market. Among this foreign labor force, […] The post Why Vietnamese workers don’t flock to Japan anymore appeared first on Asia Times.