Short of labor, Japanese companies vie for Southeast Asian workers

Watami leads a rush into the region to secure staff for businesses at home

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Japanese restaurants struggling to recruit workers domestically are scurrying to hire Southeast Asians.

TAMAKI KYOZUKA and RYOSUKE EGUCHI, Nikkei staff writers

TOKYO -- A revised immigration law that took effect in April has brought Japanese restaurant operators and other labor-crunch-challenged employers to Southeast Asia.

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