G1 Global 2025 - Immigration in Japan: Crucial but Contested

How can immigration shape a brighter, more dynamic Japan? Already, there are 2.5 million foreign workers in Japan, in everything from high-tech startups to cabbage farms. As the Japanese labor force falls from 66 million today to 47 million 2050, how much of the gap can be filled by foreign workers? In what occupations and in what industries? How will law and politics handle the challenges of assimilating foreigners and backlash by citizens? How can the private sector help convert challenges to opportunities? The panel will examine the economics, politics, law, and sociology of immigration in Japan G1 Global Conference 2025 Politics Session held at Graduate School of Management, GLOBIS University in Tokyo, October 13, 2025. » https://g1summit.com/g1global/ [Politics] Immigration in Japan: Crucial but Contested Panelists: » Oya Koc (Founder & CEO, Oyraa Inc) » Rui Matsukawa (Liberal Democratic Party, Senator of Japan) » Shohei Sugita (Managing Partner, Global HR Strategy LPC.) Moderator: » Robert Alan Feldman (Senior Advisor, Morgan Stanley MUFG Securities; External Director, Tokio Marine Holdings) --- Prefer to watch the video presentation? Find it on YouTube: https://youtu.be/x2G-3OHtCfg ---