TOKYO -- Farms across Japan are increasingly turning to temporary workers from Southeast Asia and beyond for help during busy seasons, as a shrinking rural population and aging local workforce stoke labor shortages at home.
Agriculture
Japanese farms turn to foreign workers as rural population ages
Staffing company recruits temporary labor from places such as Southeast Asia
Japan introduced its "specified skilled worker" program in April 2019 to bring in foreign staff for 12 sectors facing labor shortages. (Photo courtesy of Persol Global Workforce)
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