Japan mulls more areas of skilled foreign workers for no stay limit

Japan is considering expanding the scope of fields for foreign workers skilled in specific blue-collar jobs that will allow them to stay in the country indefinitely, the justice minister said Friday.The move aims to address a severe labor shortage in Japan faced with a rapidly graying population and declining birth rate.If realized, the new policy will upgrade the conditions of people with a resident status called Specified Skilled Worker No. 1, introduced in April 2019, which grants working rights in 14 industry fields, such as construction, farming and nursing care.Currently, out of these…READ FULL ARTICLE