[apillar]

Japan is in a strange situation, their birth rate is so low that they are losing population. They have to bring in workers from South America and the Pacific Islands to fill certain jobs that there simply aren’t enough Japanese for. However, they make it VERY clear that the people brought in are temporary only and they will NOT be given citizenship, asylum or any sort of permanent residence under ANY circumstances and will be returned home at the end of their work visas. It would be nearly impossibly to over stay a visa anyway since the country is over 98% native Japanese and nobody would hire or rent to an “outsider” without a valid visa anyway.

[Trod Upon]

...and nobody would hire or rent to an “outsider” without a valid visa anyway.

And there's the key to America's problem.

[dennisw]

It would be nearly impossibly to over stay a visa anyway since the country is over 98% native Japanese and nobody would hire or rent to an “outsider” without a valid visa anyway.>>>>>>>>>>>

In fact there are illegal immigrants in J-Land and they work in restaurants and construction and other shadowy sectors where you can be paid cash same as in America. But the Japanese have pride so their illegal immigrant problem is one-hundredth what ours is. I’ll bet they bring in lots of foreigner contract workers to rebuild earthquake/tsunami areas and some will try to stay behind

[Ronin]

I like it that way.