在美国和日本生活多年，如今居住在匈牙利的我，在日本最深切地感受到了社会规则的严格，在那里，出身、教育和礼仪即使在日本人之间也会被审视和权衡。但这只是故事的一部分。
Having lived in the United States and Japan for many years and now in Hungary, I have felt the societal rules most sharply in Japan, where origin, schooling and manners are read and weighed, even among Japanese. But that is only part of the story.
日本正在为临时外籍劳工敞开大门，同时又在收紧永久居留的途径。
Japan is widening the door for temporary foreign workers while narrowing the path to permanent residency.
尽管外界一直在谈论反移民情绪，但截至2025年10月底，日本的外籍劳工人数达到创纪录的257万，较去年增长11.7%。
For all the talk of anti-immigrant sentiment, there were a record 2.57 million foreign workers in Japan at the end of October 2025, up 11.7% in a year.
这并非简单的排斥，而是一种选择，这种选择正在富裕世界范围内发生。
That is not simply exclusion. It is selection, and it is happening across the rich world.
问题在于，一个通过严格规则守护自身生活方式的国家，是否仍能吸引其日益增长所需的劳动力和人才。
The question is whether a country that guards its way of life through strict rules can still attract the workers and talent it increasingly needs.