Japan immigration

Help wanted: Japan creates need for Vietnamese interpreters

Bringing in foreigners to solve labor crunch opens another void

20201130 Osaka International House Foundation

The Osaka International House Foundation in the city of Osaka is finding it difficult to keep up with the demand for Vietnamese-Japanese translators.

KANA WATANABE, Nikkei staff writer
December 5, 2020 12:12 JST

OSAKA -- Phan Bich Chi, a 30-year-old Vietnamese staffer at the Osaka International House Foundation, can't catch a break, literally. There are days when the phone calls never cease for the Vietnamese-Japanese interpreter.

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