Kirk here with a review of articles published in the Mainichi Newspaper last year that relate to the question “Is Japan ready to accept foreigners as part of its society?” Two of the articles listed are about Kumamoto:

  1. Japan city drops plan to recognize foreigners as local citizens after opposition
  2. Aging Japanese town faces challenge as foreign population grows by 20 times in 20 yrs

Both of these articles were introduced on this page last year. If you missed them or if you would like to see other articles related to this topic, see the following: