still firmly rooted in japan but japan can only be preserved by japanese they only want to have to deal with themselves. that moises martinez feels at home in japan has lived here for almost thirty years but the new influx of migrants who will soon be taking on work on construction sites and farms in fishing or in hotels will soon discover that their presence here is not without controversy. and let s talk about this with michael paine president of the news agency in tokyo another foreigner michael why the controversy don t the japanese see what s happening demographically to their way of life basically. well certainly i mean the you know intellectually or theoretically japan has known for a long time that it s an aging society and that its workforce is beginning to
well you can increase migration japan as the new law that allows low skilled workers from abroad to come for five years that s proving controversial. the population of japan is aging the demographics are evident in retirement and nursing homes the number of residents is climbing the number of caretakers is falling one possible answer could be migration something japan has resisted. mr moises isn t japanese so unusual. that. he s very friendly and i m very grateful to him. moises martinez comes from venezuela only two percent of the people living in japan are foreigners he was married to a japanese woman she died but he was allowed to stay to begin with he was given the
that s proving controversial. the population of japan is aging the demographics are evident in retirement and nursing homes the number of residents is climbing the number of caretakers is falling one possible answer could be migration something japan has resisted. mr moises isn t japanese so unusual. that. he s very friendly and i m very grateful to him. moises martinez comes from venezuela only two percent of the people living in japan are foreigners he was married to a japanese woman she died but he was allowed to stay to begin with he was given the cold shoulder by locals social contact with foreigners is rare in this island nation where even today few speak english and immigration is rare and usually