A record 1.82 million foreigners were working in Japan as of the end of October last year, government data showed Friday, in a 5.5 percent rise from the year before driven primarily by labor shortages as well as foreign students and permanent residents finding employment.But while the figures continue a string of consecutive new annual highs recorded since 2013, the year-on-year increase was far below the 13.6 percent rise in 2019 on account of the coronavirus's ongoing effects.A labor ministry official noted that growth has dulled since the start of the pandemic in 2020.Of the 1,822,725 fo…READ FULL ARTICLE
