TOKYO -- Japan is bringing in more foreign workers to help address a labor shortage, and the government wants to make sure Tokyo and other major cities are not the only places that benefit from the additional manpower.
Japan immigration
Tokyo keen to draw foreign workers to rural Japan
Labor badly needed in construction, hospitality and nursing care
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Local governments and job-placement offices will help small and midsize companies hire foreign workers.
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