Japan OKs policy for replacement of troubled foreign trainee scheme

The Japanese Cabinet on Tuesday approved a basic policy for a new scheme to replace the controversy-plagued foreign trainee program, explicitly stating it is designed to attract overseas laborers to tackle the country's acute labor shortage.In a landmark shift in Japan's official stance on accepting foreign workers, the new system, to be implemented by June 2027, will encourage workers to transition to the more permanent Specified Skilled Worker visa after three years, in principle.The new scheme, which will permit participants to change workplaces, will replace the Technical Intern Trainin…READ FULL ARTICLE