The number of foreign workers under Japan’s specified skilled worker’s visa reached 251,747 at the end of June, a 20.8% increase compared with six months ago, the latest data from the ...

More foreign workers are coming to Japan with the visa status called "Engineer/Specialist in humanities/International services." Their number has tripled over the past decade to over 400 thousand.

The Embassy now recommends travelers to apply for their visas at least two months before their intended arrival. "The number of visa applications to visit Japan has been increasing at an ...