Japan's Aeon to take on 4,000 skilled foreign workers by fiscal 2030

Retailer to take advantage of March expansion to key work program

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Aeon is one of Japan's top retailers, operating supermarkets, malls and other facilities. (Photo by Shigeru Aoki)

RYO ASAYAMA, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- Leading Japanese retailer Aeon will take on 4,000 skilled foreign workers groupwide by fiscal 2030 amid severe labor shortages in Japan's food service sector, Nikkei has learned.

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