Japan immigration

Japan eyes adding drivers, railway workers to skilled worker visa

First expansion of program could accommodate tens of thousands more workers

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Taxi drivers are expected to be among new categories covered by Japan's "specified skilled worker" visa program. (Photo by Arisa Moriyama)

EUGENE LANG, Nikkei staff writer
January 26, 2024 23:38 JST

TOKYO -- Japan is preparing to add four new fields, including road transportation and rail, to its "specified skilled worker" visa aimed at alleviating labor shortages in especially hard-hit industries, Nikkei has learned.

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