Noise, trash and endless disputes have forced seven Osaka municipalities to say they have completed the "Special Area Minpaku" program. On November 29, Minoh Mayor Ryo Harada said directly to Kansai TV: "Minoh City will also withdraw."
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Osaka’s Chinese-style morning market draws crowds but sparks complaints over illegal parking and unlicensed street vendors. Police crackdowns highlight growing tension between residents and vendors.
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Increasing numbers of young Japanese women are choosing to work abroad in the sex industry to repay massive debts incurred at host clubs due to their “princess syndrome.” The strong dollar exchange rate has become the primary driver. A support group has issued a stark warning: this constitutes “highly organized human trafficking,” with many women returning home already addicted to drugs.
On November 25, 2025, Japanese media revealed that Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s government is preparing to effectively double the residency requirement for naturalization from 5 to nearly 10 years — aligning it with permanent residency rules.
According to Japanese government statistics, as of June 2024 (Reiwa 6), there were 3,588,956 legally registered mid-to-long-term foreign residents in Japan. Among them, 911,464 were Chinese (844,187 from Mainland China and 67,277 from Taiwan), accounting for 25.39%. This means that one out of every four foreign residents in Japan is Chinese, a significant proportion.
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The American business magazine Forbes has released the 2025 edition of the Global Billionaires List. The Forbes Global Billionaires List, published annually since 1987 by the authoritative financial magazine, ranks individuals with a net worth exceeding $1 billion, serving as a definitive barometer of the world’s wealthiest individuals.
In April 2025, a statistical report based on surname data released the "2025 Japan Surname Rankings," covering 9,500 surnames. The top-ranked surname is "Sato," followed by "Suzuki" and "Takahashi," while the last-ranked surname is "Haba," at 9,500th place, with approximately 780 people nationwide in Japan.