Japan — island country in East Asia

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Friday, October 30, 2026

Japan

island country in East Asia

In brief

Japan’s foreign-resident population reached a record 4.28 million by the end of June, about 3.5% of the country’s population, as employers rely on foreign workers amid labor shortages and demographic decline. The increase comes as Japan tightens some immigration rules, including business-manager visa requirements, amid rising anti-immigration sentiment.

Japan’s Meteorological Agency issued a magnitude 9.9 quake warning after a Kamchatka tremor, then withdrew it within minutes; the quake measured about 6.9 to 7.0.

Japan plans up to $21B for two GlobalFoundries chip fabs in Malta, N.Y., with the U.S. set to take about 4% more equity and lift its stake to roughly 7%.

AirTrunk plans to invest up to A$43 billion (about US$30 billion) in Japan over five years, more than doubling its data-center capacity to over 1 gigawatt as demand for AI and cloud computing grows. An additional US$1 billion investment at its Inzai campus will support liquid cooling and high-density AI workloads.

LatestJapan wins men’s world gymnastics team goldJapan won its third straight men’s team title at the 2026 World Gymnastics Championships, rallying in the final rotations to finish ahead of Russia, competing as World Gymnastics 2, and China. Great Britain fell from the lead to fourth after a costly fall, while the United States finished sixth.Oct 21, 2026

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