TOKYO -- Japan faces pressure to boost its appeal for foreign talent as it looks to attract up to 820,000 skilled workers over the next five years, doubling the previous cap, in a competition for talent with other countries facing labor shortages.
Japan immigration
Japan races to court foreign talent as it doubles skilled worker cap
Better support and pay key to attracting up to 820,000 workers in 5 years
A Vietnamese woman holding a specified skilled worker visa at a restaurant in Tokyo. (Photo by Mizuho Miyazaki)
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