Amid labor shortage, Japan approves guidelines to upskill foreign workers

Foreign workers march in Tokyo for better pay, work conditions

TOKYO -- Foreign workers took to the streets of Japan's capital on March 9, calling for wage increases and improved labor conditions as the peak of th

Japan OKs policy for replacement of troubled foreign trainee scheme

The Japanese Cabinet has approved a basic policy for a new scheme to replace the controversy-plagued foreign trainee program, explicitly stating it is designed to attract overseas laborers to tackle the country's acute labor shortage.

Amid labor shortage, Japan approves guidelines to upskill foreign workers

The new program aims to nurture trainees into skilled workers to motivate them to remain in the country.