174 foreign technical trainees die in Japan in 8 years

A total of 174 foreigners working as part of Japan's technical intern program died over the eight years until 2017 due to accidents, illness and other reasons, according to a government tally released Tuesday.The revelation raises questions about the working conditions of foreign trainees at a time when Japan is preparing to accept more overseas workers from April to address the country's labor crunch.Opposition parties have been urging the government to investigate technical interns' deaths, pointing to the possibility they were subjected to harsh working conditions. They are demanding the…READ FULL ARTICLE