Japan univ., job office to help foreign students find employment

A Japanese university and a public job placement office in Tokyo signed an accord Thursday to support foreign students seeking jobs in Japan -- the first such agreement concluded in the country.Sophia University and Hello Work Shinjuku will cooperate in explaining the Japanese recruitment process to foreign students in a bid to encourage them to work in the country, according to the university and the labor ministry.About 300,000 foreigners were studying at Japanese higher education institutions and language schools as of May 1 last year, and approximately 60,000 graduate every year, accord…READ FULL ARTICLE