Business trendsJapan's Pasona to introduce overseas tech talent for remote work
Staffing company eyes India, South Korea and Vietnam amid lingering COVID curbs
A software engineer in India: Recruiting company Pasona has spotted business opportunities in Japan's worsening labor shortage, focusing on tech talent in India, South Korea and Vietnam. © Getty Images
Nikkei staff writers
October 15, 2021 18:00 JST
TOKYO -- Japanese staffing service Pasona Group will start introducing foreign workers in the information technology field to work remotely from their countries to Japanese companies, which are suffering from a labor shortage exacerbated by COVID-19 travel restrictions, Nikkei has learned.