Japan will admit 820,000 foreigners over the next five years to address "skills shortages"
(www.japantimes.co.jp)https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/29/japan/four-industries-added-foreign-worker-visa/The government said Japan plans to admit up to 820,000 foreigners under its skilled worker visa in the next five fiscal years from April, more than double the number it had estimated would have been accepted in the five years through fiscal 2023 ending in March.
Muh skills shortage.
