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More than 345,000 foreign workers predicted to come to Japan under new visas: government
Some 345,000 blue-collar foreign workers may join the workforce through the first five years of a new working visa system set to be introduced in April — if it wins Diet approval.
If the Abe administration wants to woo more foreign workers to Japan it should foster an environment that will attract them.
Think tank says applicants for planned blue-collar visas should have college degrees
A newly launched think tank researching policies for accepting more foreign workers said Monday that as a condition for new visa statuses currently being discussed in the Diet, the government should require prospective applicants to have a college degree. The Research Institute for Embracement of ...
The bill marks a departure from previous policy in allowing foreign individuals to work in blue collar industries for a potentially indefinite amount of time.
Japan to limit industries covered in new foreign worker status
The government plans to narrow the scope of the proposed Type 2 resident status for foreign workers to cover only a few industries, including construction, vehicle maintenance, shipbuilding and air travel, government sources said Thursday. The Type 2 status is one of the two types ...
14 Japanese industries said to be eager to hire foreign workers under new visa status
Fourteen business sectors are keen to accept foreign workers under a new residence status that the government aims to introduce in April next year, informed sources said Tuesday. The fourteen sectors are: restaurants, hotels, nursing care, building cleaning, agriculture, fishery, food and beverage, materials processing, ...
Abe wants foreigners to bolster Japan's shrinking workforce but finds vocal resistance
A strict immigration policy has helped make Japan one of the world's oldest and most homogeneous societies. Now, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's plan to invite as many as half a million foreign workers is testing the country's tolerance for change. Abe is preparing to introduce ...
Seasonally adjusted core machinery orders in August rose 6.8 percent from July to ¥981.5 billion, up for the second consecutive month, the Cabinet Office said Wednesday. Private-sector orders excluding those for ships and power equipment, which are closely watched as a leading indicator of corporate ...
Amid labor shortage, record 70% of Japanese women held jobs in August
Women have long had fewer opportunities to pursue careers than men because of expectations they will become homemakers or focus on raising children.
Japan's economy needs AI and robots to offset graying population: white paper
Japan's graying society will require more investment in technologies such as artificial intelligence and robots to make up for a decline in the labor force and its effect on economic growth, according to a government report released Friday. The world's third-largest economy is on a ...
Government sets target for 10,000 Vietnamese caregivers, needs additional 550,000 by 2025
The government sets a target of accepting 10,000 Vietnamese caregivers by the summer of 2020 to address a chronic labor shortage in the nursing sector as the Japanese population rapidly grays.
