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Originally Posted by esquire
I don't get the sense that there is any particular degree of concern coming out of Japan... i.e. they'd rather live with the population downturn than start letting foreigners settle there.
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Not so much concern for ordinary people, but quite a concern for government. Elderly citizens require a lot more social services and pay less taxes than their working age counterparts.
But yes, the cultural vibe is that out of the 2 choices, population decline is the preferred option.
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Originally Posted by kwoldtimer
The number of foreigners living in Japan remains modest but has been growing for a number of years now, no?
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My understanding is that it has been growing, but in a very limited fashion. They've always been viewed as a 'temporary' solution to filling holes in the low-end labour market, so they have barriers to becoming citizens.
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Originally Posted by le calmar
I did a lot of reasearch a few years ago as I was interested to move to Japan, at least for a few years. Unless things have changed since then, the only job opportunities for foreigners in Japan other than working at embassies/consulates was to teach English. That was something like 99% of the job opportunities for foreigners. Even foreigners with a decent knowledge of Japanese could not land other jobs. The lack of job opportunities is certainly an issue for whoever is interested to move to Japan. That being said, maybe things are starting to change.
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I believe that one will have the best chance at obtaining employment in Japan via a foreign company operating in Japan, not a domestic one.