Japan immigration

Japan's immigration rebound does little to stem labor shortage

Foreign residents set to keep rising with easing of COVID controls

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Japanese policy on foreign workers is reaching an inflection point, with a government panel recommending scrapping the technical intern training program. © Reuters

MAYUMI HIROSAWA, Nikkei staff writer
April 13, 2023 05:02 JST

TOKYO -- Japan saw its first net population increase from immigration in two years in 2022, official data released Wednesday shows, but this failed to head off a 12th straight year of decline in the overall working-age population.

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