Universal Studios Japan to obtain staff from overseas, starting in Taiwan

Operating company aims to better serve foreign tourists, battle labor crunch

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More foreign tourists now visit Universal Studios Japan than before the pandemic. (Photo by Yo Inoue)

KATSUYUKI TANIMOTO, Nikkei staff writer

OSAKA -- Universal Studios Japan in Osaka will obtain staff from overseas, Nikkei has learned. Its operating company, USJ, aims to add 200 such people by 2025, and recruitment will begin with Taiwan and South Korea.

As the number of foreign visitors coming to Japan rapidly increases, the company is looking to enhance its foreign-language services to prompt more tourists to visit more often, and also is aiming to make up for labor shortages.

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