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National | KANSAI PERSPECTIVE Dec 23, 2018

Most Kyoto firms have no plans to add foreign workers, survey finds

by Eric Johnston

The government may be planning to bring in nearly 345,000 foreign workers by 2023, but in Kyoto, a recent survey shows most firms outside the hospitality sector have no plans to discuss adding overseas laborers to their workforce. The city remains a major domestic and ...

National / Politics | KANSAI PERSPECTIVE Dec 23, 2018

With six months to go until G20 summit in Osaka, Japan sets out its agenda

by Eric Johnston

With six months to go until the Group of 20 summit in Osaka, the basic agenda has been set for discussion on issues of global importance. But with the G20 process increasingly seen as failing and many leaders likely to arrive in Osaka with severe ...