Children who come to Japan by the age of 17 often obtain a family visa, according to the ISA. As of the end of last year, there were approximately 266,000 people, including adults, with this status.
Around 10,000 foreign children of compulsory school age in Japan are not receiving a formal education, according to an education ministry study that found the situation, while still grim ...
Japanese culture -- "how a Japanese person is made"-- is explored in the short film 'Instruments of a Beating Heart,' ...