Brandon Bodenstein | nccr – on the move https://nccr-blog.flake.work Wed, 25 Sep 2024 14:07:07 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 The Quiet Strength of Japan’s Friendship Associations in Supporting Immigrants https://nccr-blog.flake.work/the-quiet-strength-of-japans-friendship-associations/ https://nccr-blog.flake.work/the-quiet-strength-of-japans-friendship-associations/#respond Wed, 25 Sep 2024 13:07:51 +0000 https://nccr-onthemove.ch/blog/?p=9637 As Japan grapples with labor shortages and a rapidly aging population, its peri-urban cities increasingly rely on immigrants. Yet, without a cohesive national immigration policy, grassroots organizations like International Friendship Associations (IFAs) quietly provide the only community support for many immigrants. Offering services such as language education and legal guidance,

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