Medium to long-term roadmap for realizing a society of coexistence decided at the Ministerial Conference on Acceptance and Coexistence of Foreign Human Resources on July 3, 2025.
Key Points
1. Basic Structure of Roadmap
- Medium-term goals by 2030 and long-term vision by 2040
- 3 phases: Foundation building (
2027), Development (2030), Maturation (~2040) - Specific annual targets and milestones
- Quarterly progress management system
2. Priority Initiatives (2025-2027)
- Building nationwide unified foreign national support platform
- Completing regional Japanese language education system
- Establishing 1,000-school system for foreign student education centers
- National qualification for medical interpreters and building training system
3. Medium-term Goals (2030)
- Establishing response system for era of 4 million foreign residents
- 100% achievement of multicultural coexistence promotion plans by municipalities
- 80% of foreign nationals achieving Japanese language proficiency B1 level or above
- Foreign human resource retention rate of 70% or higher
4. Progress Management and Evaluation System
- Visualization through KPI dashboard
- Continuous opinion collection through foreign national monitor system
- Objective evaluation by third-party evaluation committee
- Nationwide deployment system for best practices
This roadmap functions as a compass for systematically and strategically promoting initiatives toward realizing a society of coexistence.