FINDING COMMON GROUND

National | FINDING COMMON GROUND Jan 2, 2018

Abuses still abound in labor-strapped Japan's foreign 'trainee' worker system

by Magdalena Osumi

Shinzo Abe has declared that his administration will never adopt “an immigration policy” despite an aging workforce, but numerous unskilled foreign workers continue to enter Japan through the “technical training” visa status.

National | FINDING COMMON GROUND Dec 31, 2017

Japan's need for foreign labor to get dire as 2050 nears

by Reiji Yoshida

As the nation struggles with a shortage of workers and an aging population, experts expect Japan to develop a severe labor shortage around mid-century.