Japan woos 50,000 skilled Asian professionals in talent war

New initiative also aims to strengthen supply chains in auto parts and more

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Researchers conduct an experiment at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. Demand for highly skilled professionals is heating up among fast-growing members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. © Reuters

SATSUKI KANEKO, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- Japanese employers will offer job opportunities to 50,000 highly skilled Asian professionals in digital technology and other in-demand fields under a government initiative announced Monday.

Competition for talent is only heating up across the continent, particularly in the fast-growing members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. The Asia-Japan Investing for the Future Initiative is designed to help Japanese companies secure the workers they need to better compete in booming business areas.

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