Japan should debate cap for foreign residents, government report says


FILE PHOTO: Tourists exposed to the sun walk through a traditional alleyway near Kiyomizu-dera temple in Kyoto, Japan August 3, 2025. REUTERS/Fred Mery/File Photo

TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan needs to conduct a fundamental review of its policy for foreign residents and should debate whether a cap should be introduced, according to a government report released on Friday.

Concerns over an influx of foreigners, both temporary and permanent, have become a hot topic in Japan, where growth in support for an anti-immigration party in July's upper house election contributed to the ruling coalition's loss of its majority.

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