Japan immigration

In Indonesia and India, labor-starved Japanese hotels scout talent

Job fairs also planned in Vietnam, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Nepal as tourism booms

20240705 A job fair connecting Japanese hotels and Indonesian workers

Representatives of Japanese hotels talk with prospective Indonesian workers at a job fair in Jakarta on July 2. (Photo by Nana Shibata)

NANA SHIBATA, Nikkei staff writer
July 9, 2024 11:03 JST

JAKARTA -- Japanese hotel operators are traveling across Asia to recruit workers in Indonesia, India and elsewhere, hoping to address the industry's severe labor crunch as visitors to Japan reach record highs.

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