Foreigners in Japan with skilled visa hits record high

Japan's immigration agency said Tuesday that the number of foreigners working under the Specified Skilled Worker visa reached a record 336,196 as of the end of June, with an increase in workers holding the No. 2 visa, which requires advanced skills and offers a pathway to permanent residency.The industry employing the most such foreign workers was the food and beverage manufacturing sector, with approximately 84,000 workers, the immigration agency said, adding the largest group of workers holding the visa is Vietnamese, accounting for around 40 percent, followed by workers from Indonesia an…READ FULL ARTICLE