Japan immigration

Japan's expanded visa rules to help foreign graduates stay for work

Plan aims to lift post-graduation employment to 60% over a decade

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Japan aims to enroll more foreign students and to boost their post-graduation employment in the country. (Photo by Toshihide Takeda)

Nikkei staff writers
September 6, 2023 02:00 JST

TOKYO -- The Japanese government laid out a road map Tuesday for increasing post-graduation employment of international students in Japan, with plans to expand a visa program aimed at graduates of top global universities to domestic universities.

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