Immigration Services Agency of Japan

Japan demographic shift: aging population and shrinking size

10 clusters · 149 sources · last updated 5 days ago

Latest: Japan government launches meetings to develop population strategy

Japan is experiencing a significant demographic shift characterized by increasing longevity and a shrinking total population. As of September 2026, the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare reported that the number of c

Japan labor shortage and stricter residency policy shifts

12 clusters · 38 sources · last updated 19 days ago

Latest: Japan to establish new foreign resident policy by March 2027

Japan is navigating a tension between an intensifying domestic labor shortage and the implementation of stricter foreign residency and labor policies. An aging and shrinking population has led to a high reliance on forei