46% in Japan have issues interacting with foreign co-workers: survey

Some 45.8 percent of Japanese who have worked with foreign colleagues experienced communication difficulties, a private firm's survey results showed Sunday, with language issues blamed in the majority of cases.The figures underscore that Japanese companies may need to make more efforts in creating better environments to integrate foreign staff, as increasing numbers are employed amid labor shortages triggered by an aging population and falling birthrates at home.The number of foreign workers in Japan surpassed 2 million for the first time as of the end of October 2023, according to data rel…READ FULL ARTICLE