Asahi Shinbum | 9 November 2018 As Japan moves to expand acceptance of overseas workers, technical intern trainees voiced their plight in the Diet, describing being bullied, paid extremely low wages and suffering accidents on the job. Eighteen trainees attended a Nov. 8 hearing to give Diet members a better understanding of the realities workers […]
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Japan Times | 9 November 2018 The envisaged new status for foreign workers in Japan is raising hopes in industries facing severe labor shortages, such as the restaurant and manufacturing sectors. The new residence status “will help us hire more talented foreign workers,” an official of a major izakaya (traditional Japanese pub) chain said, welcoming
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The Guardian | 8 November 2018 Japan – once one of the world’s most homogenous societies – is starting to unwind its traditional opposition to large-scale immigration. One by one, Mohammad and Munadi thread scallop shells on to thin metal rods, breaking the monotony with quiet chatter in their native Javanese. The shells will soon
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Japan Times | 4 November 2018 Some 40,000 foreign workers are expected to be accepted in the first year the new visa categories go into effect, with the total rising to 250,000 after five years, government sources said Saturday. The government, which submitted a related bill to revise the immigration control law Friday, does not
Nikkei Asian Review | 31 October 2018 TOKYO — Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s ruling party on Tuesday endorsed a controversial visa program to admit more foreign workers, but only on the condition of reviewing the system within a few years, reflecting lingering misgivings within the party. The Liberal Democratic Party’s General Council approved plans
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Japan Times | 23 October 2018 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, industrial machinery, electronics and
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The Asahin Shimbun | 23 October 2018 Cleaners, nursing care, restaurant and hotel staff are among foreign workers to be invited to Japan under plans to expand immigration to address the acute labor shortage. The government is considering taking in workers in 14 industries under a proposed “specified skill” category in a new residence status
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Japan Times | 2 November 2018 The Cabinet approved a bill Friday that would overhaul the nation’s immigration control law by introducing new visa categories for foreign workers, in an attempt to address the graying population and shrinking workforce. “Creating a new residence status to accept foreign workers is of utmost importance as the nation’s