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They do try immigration, but they focus on young ppl who are useful. They want workers. If I remember correctly have they doubled the immigration since 2000. And since 2018 did they put up a legislation to take in 345 000 more immigrants in 5 years. I think they went for the "slow but steady wins the race" but they seem a bit desperate right now so I wonder if they will open that immigration gate more soon.
If I'm not mistaken, Japan is open to hire skilled workers from abroad. But anecdotally, I heard that the country is having issues filling up "less skilled" workers such as in construction and shopkeepers. Moreover, I think Japan is very stringent with extending visa for most immigrants even for skilled workers.
Compared to other countries, the immigration rules are very straightforward for each visa category. And the cost is so cheap (¥8,000 at most). In addition, you only pay if your application is successful.
If you legally reside in Japan for ten years you can easily switch to a permanent residence status. This can be fast tracked to just three years (I think) I think if you are originally on a highly skilled visa.
In countries with lax immigration they would be more lax about extending visas.
The Japanese government can choose to address these issues whenever they feel like fixing their population collapse.
On the one hand, there is little to no racial tension in Japan. I'm not saying I agree with their policies, but it's on them even if it means their population becomes 80 million from 120 million in the next two generations.