On this episode of Japan Station, Jake Adelstein joins us to discuss immigration policy in Japan and why the Takaichi government has decided to make it more difficult for foreigners to get permanent residency. 👉Topics Discussed Why you (probably) will never get permanent residence in Japan The ill-defined changes to requirements for permanent residency in Japan Why the changes to …

A bizarrely polite threat is still a threat… A 25-year-old company employee from Nagaoka, Niigata Prefecture, was arrested on suspicion of attempted coercion after allegedly leaving a threatening handwritten note on a woman’s car. According to Niigata Keizai Shimbun, the man was arrested by Nagaoka Police on May 20. Police say that between May 8 and May 11, the suspect …

On November 26 at about 5:30 PM in a shopping center in Okayama City a man (44) was arrested after he allegedly pulled down his pants while riding an escalator. Behind the man was a female in her teens. The man was detained by a security guard at the shopping center. Police were called to the scene and the man …

On June 15th in the Otsuka Station area of Tokyo Chihning Ho–known to some as Taiwan’s most beautiful politician–was accosted by a drunk man. This ended with the man being arrested but not before she kicked him in the groin twice. Watch the video below to find out more.

A 67-year-old man in Sapporo has been arrested for allegedly groping the chest of a female doctor in her 40s. The doctor was examing the man–who was under the influence of alcohol–when he allegedly grabbed her chest. In response to police questioning the man was quoted as saying “I touched (her breasts) but I did not squeeze them.”

The Ginza branch of the popular 100-yen shop chain Daiso has developed a new song for closing time. The song was specifically designed so it would be easier for international tourists to understand that the store is about to close. As a result they will stop using Auld Lang Syne, or hotaru ni hikari as it is known in Japan. For …

Japanese diaper manufacturer Oji Holdings has announced that they will stop producing baby diapers for the domestic market and instead focus on adult diapers. This is due to Japan’s declining birth rate. Story from Japan Today.   .