Japan’s Stalled Immigration Experiment

The Uncertain Future of a Promising Approach

Gracia Liu-Farrer, Takeshi Miyai, and Yu Korekawa

The article explores why, despite acute labor shortages, immigration reform in Japan remains uneven and politically fragile - and what this means for the country’s future.

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About the Authors: Gracia Liu-Farrer is Professor of Sociology at the Graduate School of Asia-Pacific Studies and Director of the Institute of Asian Migrations, Waseda University, Japan.

Takeshi Miyai is a Senior Researcher in the Department of Population Dynamics Research at the National Institute of Population and Social Security Research in Japan.

Yu Korekawa is Director of the Department of International Research and Cooperation at the National Institute of Population and Social Security Research in Japan.