On the surface, Japan may look like an immigration-averse country.
Look no further than Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's repeated declarations in the Diet that he has no intention of accepting "immigrants."
But while this country is uneasy about the notion of immigration, it is simultaneously host to many non-Japanese people working hard to make lives for themselves in Japan, including housekeepers, caregivers, cooks and spouses of Japanese nationals.
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