More than 2,000 Ukrainians had entered Japan as of mid-October, according to the Immigration Services Agency, living in prefectures across the nation as they worked to build a new life.
However, staying for a prolonged period in a new environment has brought difficulties. Some people have suffered from depression as a result of language barriers; others have changed their residence in search of connections with other Ukrainians.
According to the Immigration Services Agency, 2,012 people had fled from Ukraine to Japan as of Oct. 10, after the Russian invasion began on Feb. 24. Figures as of Oct. 5 showed them living in 45 prefectures, though mainly in the Tokyo metropolitan area, having found people who could act as guarantors or using the agency’s service to match displaced Ukrainians with employers, such as local governments.
However, some people have changed residences quickly, unable to put down new roots.
…continue reading
3 Disturbing Unsolved Mysteries from Japan
Lazy Masquerade – Oct 19
The Noyama Incident: Keiko and Nako left their bicycles at the foot of the mountain and walked up the pathway arriving sometime around noon. Neither of them would ever come back down alive.
Foreign workers shun Japan as yen’s value plunges
Nikkei – Oct 17
The yen’s sharp drop against the dollar and other currencies is making Japan less attractive to foreign workers, at a time when the average wage of Japanese workers in dollar terms has fallen 40% over the past decade.
Nomura is teaching Japan high school kids how to invest
Bloomberg – Oct 07
In the world’s third biggest economy, public skepticism toward financial investing has become so entrenched that investment bank Nomura Holdings Inc. is teaching economic basics in high schools to win over the next generation.
Education Page: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7