TOKYO -- Japan is seeing an increase in long-term foreign residents as a persistent labor shortage makes companies more willing to take on international students and job seekers to fill empty positions.
More than 40% of foreigners in Japan have been there for three years or more, a notable increase over the past 20 years, data shows. But its retention rate of international students still pales in comparison to that of Canada and Germany, indicating a need for increased support in job hunting.
