The Japan Business Federation, or Keidanren, will propose measures to utilize foreign workers and an energy policy, with an eye toward 2040, around when Japan’s elderly population is expected to peak, Keidanren Chairman Masakazu Tokura said in a recent interview. The association will draw up a medium-term vision of the economy and society called “Future … Read more
The OECD said Thursday that it is problematic that foreign technical trainees often bear heavy debts to pay fees to the organizations that send them to Japan. The position was included in an overview of the OECD’s first review on Japan’s foreign labor policy, conducted over the three years from 2021 with the labor ministry’s … Read more
The welfare ministry has proposed to an expert panel a plan to conditionally allow foreign nationals to engage in home care services for the elderly. Under the plan outlined Friday and aimed at expanding the scope of jobs available to such personnel and easing labor shortages in the sector, nursing offices that hire foreign staff … Read more
A recent survey has shown Japanese people who reside outside the country’s major cities do not regularly interact with the foreign nationals who live in their communities, underscoring the need for Japan to work harder on integrating society. The online survey by a research institute at Taisho University was conducted from October to November on … Read more
The Immigration Services Agency said Friday that it will grant long-term residency to fourth-generation foreigners of Japanese descent from countries such as Brazil and Peru. It will revise the residency status system to allow such people to effectively stay in Japan indefinitely, if they meet requirements such as having lived in Japan for at least … Read more
SEOUL: South Korea will now import foreign workers to ease the burden of housework and childcare. This comes as the country struggles to get young people interested in marriage and kids, CNN reported.The South Korean government on Friday announced that a pilot program allowing 100 foreign domestic helpers to start working in the capital Seoul … Read more