Summary
- Joe Biden made a comment calling India and Japan “xenophobic”
- Japan has actually been opening up to immigration, with policies to attract foreign workers
- The increase in immigrants in Japan has been a deliberate result of government policy
- Public opinion in Japan is generally supportive of immigration
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- Japanese attitudes toward immigration are generally positive, with polls showing support for increasing the number of foreign workers.
- Economic reasons are the main driver of pro-immigration sentiment among Japanese people.
- Data suggests that Japanese citizens express pro-immigrant opinions despite perceived norms against immigration.
- Anecdotes and stereotypes perpetuate the myth of Japan as a closed-off, homogeneous nation, despite evidence of diversity and acceptance of immigrants.
Read Full ArticleSummary: - Japan is not a closed-off, xenophobic society
- Japan has doubled its annual cap on visas for skilled foreign workers
- The increase in visas for foreign workers in Japan exceeds US caps on green cards and H-1B visas combined
