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Foreign students in Japan face grim job picture in COVID-19 era

Many have job offers pulled as struggling companies cut hiring

20200716 foreign students in Tokyo

International students are having a harder time than their Japanese peers landing jobs amid the coronavirus outbreak. (Photo by Ken Kobayashi)

YOSUKE SUZUKI and HIKARIKO YAZAKI, Nikkei staff writers
July 18, 2020 14:02 JST

TOKYO -- Foreign students hoping to find work at Japanese companies are in a tough spot. Many employers have seen their business suffer during the novel coronavirus pandemic and have responded by cutting back on hiring.

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