TOKYO -- As Japan takes steps to reopen borders for business travelers and students, a number of companies are taking the opportunity to ramp up recruitment of foreign talent amid a shrinking labor force.
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Rakuten Group hopes that it will become easier to hire foreign talent as Japan opens up to business travel again. (File photo by Yukinori Okamura)
TOKYO -- As Japan takes steps to reopen borders for business travelers and students, a number of companies are taking the opportunity to ramp up recruitment of foreign talent amid a shrinking labor force.