Japan expects 820,000 skilled foreign workers over next 5 years

Japan expects to take in 820,000 skilled workers from overseas over the coming five years, sharply expanding previous ...

Japan plans cap of 426,000 for new foreign worker program

The government aims to set an acceptance limit of about 426,000 foreign workers for the first two years of its new training ...

Japan recruits foreign bus drivers amid worsening labor shortage

Bus companies across Japan are turning to foreign drivers to fill labor shortages that are causing route cuts and service ...

Japan freezes new visa applications for foreign restaurant workers as quota nears

The Japanese government is no longer issuing visas for foreign specified skilled workers in the restaurant sector as the ...

Japan stops accepting new ‘Specified Skilled Workers’ in food service sector as number of foreigners nears limit of 50,000

TOKYO: The government stopped accepting new foreigners working in the food service sector under the Specified Skilled Workers ...
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Japan's restaurant worker visa freeze poses challenge for summer tourist season

Japan's freeze on new visas for foreign restaurant workers, imposed last month after the sector nearly filled a five-year ...