OSAKA/TOKYO -- Logistics and transportation companies in Japan have begun recruiting foreign nationals as drivers now that their industries qualify for a special employment visa amid a severe labor shortage.
Transportation companies can hire skilled foreign workers under special visa

Sakai Moving Service will welcome drivers from Indonesia this August. (Photo by Nikkei)
OSAKA/TOKYO -- Logistics and transportation companies in Japan have begun recruiting foreign nationals as drivers now that their industries qualify for a special employment visa amid a severe labor shortage.