The Japan News | 20 August 2018 The Economy, Trade and Industry Ministry plans to assist small and midsize manufacturers in the recruitment of foreign workers, as the range of eligible foreigners able to work in Japan will be expanded starting in April 2019 at the earliest. By making it easier for firms to hire […]
Nikkei Asian Review | 6 June 2018 TOKYO — Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Tuesday announced plans to accept more workers from abroad to ease Japan’s labor shortages. But the country has a long way to go to facilitate their social integration through language programs and other measures. The government plans to create a new
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16 April 2015, The Australian Business Review As its labour force shrinks, Japan is looking abroad to fill jobs like healthcare aides and convenience-store managers. But rather than increase immigration, the government is turning back to an “internship” program that the US and others have criticised as fraught with human rights abuses. Prime Minister Shinzo
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