Japan is set to offer tests for driver's licenses for taxis and buses in foreign languages amid a shortage of drivers in the country, with the police agency distributing sample questions in the coming weeks.
Three residents of Japan with foreign roots file a suit against the central and local governments over alleged racial profiling by police, seeking 3.3 million yen ($22,000) in damages per person.
The number of foreign nationals residing in Japan hit a record high of over 3.2 million in 2023, government data shows, as more workers entered to meet demand created by the country's labor shortage.
Illegal practices were uncovered at 7,247 workplaces in Japan that employed foreign trainees last year, the government said recently, apparently substantiating criticism of companies participating in the controversial, decades-old program for their alleged human rights infringements.
Japan has in recent years seen an influx of immigrants from Turkey, with ethnic Middle Eastern restaurants, confectionery stores and places of worship sprouting up around the burgeoning community.