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Narita airport hires more foreign workers as number of inbound visitors grows

Japan Times | 23 August 2018 CHIBA – The country’s largest international gateway is hiring more foreign workers to better serve overseas visitors as they arrive in increasing numbers under the government’s policy to promote inbound tourism. The move by Narita International Airport Corp. comes as the country seeks to attract 40 million visitors by […]

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Japan Plans Measures to Open Doors to Foreign Workers

LittleIndia.com |22 August 2018 Japan is looking at allowing foreign workers in various sectors, including construction, agriculture, nursing, hotel and ship-building industries, which are facing huge labor shortage. Japan is facing a shortage of workforce, making it realize the need to fill this gap through hiring of foreign workers, starting in April 2019. CLICK TO

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Japan to expand monitoring of foreign staff conditions

By YUTA SHIMAMOTO Nikkei Asian Review | 24 August 2018 TOKYO — The Japanese government will expand its staff charged with monitoring working conditions for foreign workers to ensure that employers are in legal compliance as the nation prepares to open its doors to unskilled labor. The labor ministry’s inspection staff will be increased from

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Govt to help firms hire foreign workers / Measures aimed at helping small and midsize manufacturers

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

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Japan firms welcome skilled foreign workers; majority open to more open immigration system: poll

Japan Times | 20 August 2018 Most companies support loosening the country’s tight immigration system to cope with a severe labor shortage, but they favor skilled workers who can fit into the workplace, not an influx of unskilled laborers, a poll shows. The government in June unveiled plans to allow five-year work permits for foreigners

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Japan eyes accepting more caregivers from 3 Asian nations

The Mainichi | 19 August 2018 TOKYO — Japan is planning to accept a greater number of caregivers from three Southeastern Asian countries having bilateral free trade agreements with Tokyo as part of efforts to address a labor shortage in the country, sources familiar with the matter said Sunday. By easing some restrictions on the

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Japan’s open-door policy for foreign workers – a boon for Việt Nam

Vietnam News | 13 August 2018 HÀ NỘI — With a rapidly aging population and declining fertility, Japan had to adopt a more open-door approach towards foreign workers to staff its labour-strapped industries, with Vietnamese workers among the fastest growing groups. According to Nguyễn Gia Liêm, deputy head of Việt Nam’s Centre of Overseas Labour

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Abe vows to bring in more foreign workers

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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