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Japan adds driver, railway roles to skilled foreign worker visa

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Cabinet decision brings the number of eligible industries under the Specified Skilled Worker No. 1 visa to 16. The expansion, covering road and railway transportation as well as the forestry and timber sectors, is the first such expansion since the system was introduced in 2019. Japan's need for foreign labor has risen due in part to its declining birthrate.

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Bangkok Post

Japan adds driver, railway roles to skilled foreign worker visa

TOKYO: The Japanese government on Friday added four new industries to its foreign skilled worker visa programme as it moves to address the nation's driver shortage by allowing more people access to stays of up to five years.

1 month ago·กทม, Thailand

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The Japan Times

Japan adds driver, railway roles to skilled foreign worker visa

Japan plans to admit up to 820,000 foreigners with this visa in the next five fiscal years

1 month ago·Japan

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Nikkei

Japan's labor-starved companies welcome expanded foreign worker program

TOKYO -- The Japanese government's decision to let more skilled foreign talent into the country reflects the crushing labor shortages threatening

1 month ago·Japan

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読売新聞オンライン

Japan to Add 4 Industries to Foreign Workers Program

Tokyo, March 29 (Jiji Press) — The Japanese government Friday decided to add four industries to the list of sectors covered by its program to grant medium- to long-term resident status to foreign workers with so-called specified skills.

1 month ago·Japan

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TUOI TRE ONLINE

Thêm 4 ngành nghề được Nhật cấp thị thực lao động có tay nghề

The four new occupations include road transport and rail as well as forestry and wood.

1 month ago

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Kyodo News+

Japan adds driver, railway roles to skilled foreign worker visa

The Japanese government adds four new industries to its foreign skilled worker visa program as it moves to address the nation's driver shortage by allowing more people access to stays of up to five years.

1 month ago·Japan

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