Japan s Filipino community puts down roots, moves past hostess origins
January 24, 2021 (Mainichi Japan)
Filipina housekeepers recruited by Kurashinity to work in Japan participate in an orientation in June 2020. (Photo courtesy of Pasona Group Inc./Kyodo) TOKYO (Kyodo) Almost four decades on from its origins in the arrival of women to work as hostesses at Philippine pubs, the Filipino community has become one of the most rooted in Japan but one that still remains largely female. Filipinos are the fourth-largest foreign contingent after the Chinese, South Korean, and Vietnamese communities, with many choosing to spend their lives here. According to data released by the Justice Ministry as of June 2020, 132,551, or roughly 47 percent, of the 282,023 Filipinos legally residing in Japan held permanent resident visas much higher than the 28 percent for foreign nationals overall. Women, meanwhile, accounted for around 70 percent of the total, rising to about 8
A minority community made up largely of women, those who have come to Japan from the Philippines have often opted to settle down here for the long term.
Japanese Market Advances
TOKYO (dpa-AFX) - The Japanese stock market is advancing on Wednesday after U.S. stocks rallied overnight amid optimism about a new fiscal stimulus bill. Tech giant Apple s suppliers in Japan also advanced after the Nikkei reported that Apple plans to increase iPhone production in the first half of 2021.
The benchmark Nikkei 225 Index is adding 82.95 points or 0.31 percent to 26,770.79, after touching a high of 26,874.98 earlier. The Japanese market closed lower on Tuesday.
Market heavyweight SoftBank Group and Fast Retailing are adding 0.6 percent each. In the tech space, Advantest is declining more than 1 percent and Tokyo Electron is down 0.2 percent.
Asian Markets In Positive Territory After Wall Street Rally
CANBERA (dpa-AFX) - Asian stock markets are in positive territory on Wednesday following the overnight rally on Wall Street amid optimism about a new U.S. fiscal stimulus bill and progress in the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines. U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has scheduled a meeting with other congressional leaders to discuss a relief package.
In addition, shares of Apple s suppliers in Asia advanced after the Nikkei reported that the tech giant plans to increase iPhone production by about 30 percent in the first half of 2021.
The Australian market is rising following the positive cues from Wall Street and as higher commodity prices lifted resources stocks. In addition, upbeat Australian manufacturing sector data boosted sentiment.
Dragon Quest attraction coming to Awaji Island theme park in Hyogo Sorry, but your browser needs Javascript to use this site. If you re not sure how to activate it, please refer to this site: https://www.enable-javascript.com/
Jiji Dec 11, 2020
Kobe – A theme park on an island in western Japan will open an attraction featuring popular role-playing video game series Dragon Quest next spring, its operator said Thursday.
The attraction at the Nijigen no Mori theme park on Awaji Island in Hyogo Prefecture will let visitors enjoy going on an adventure in the reproduced world of Dragon Quest.
Nijigen Nomori Co., the park’s operator, said the attraction will be built in an area of some 8,000 square meters, using rich nature and digital imaging.