Japan Seeks For Foreign Workers ; Locals Threatened Of Losing Cultural Diversity

13 Jun 2016

Japanese companies are desperately looking out for bringing in more of foreigners to join in. The major reasons that are being told by the companies are that they need to find a replacement for rapidly aging population in Japan. They also see the threat of being lagged behind compared to other countries like USA, Australia etc.

Unlike Europe, Japan does not come in the pool of mass migration catastrophe. That makes other regions to ponder upon the way Japan thinks and treats the idea of Immigration.

But, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s policy team and lawmakers was prompted by the depleting work force and constricting labor market to rethink upon the politically controversial option.

The increase in the labor demand has been because of the up rise in the economy in December 2012, national rebuild after 2011 and a boom in future construction for Tokyo Olympics 2020. This is the highest labor demand in the span of 24 years.

One of the LDP source close to the panel said, "We will tackle accepting foreigners as a labor force head-on”.

By the source it has been said that the sensitivity of the issue will be acknowledged; especially because of the upper house election in July. It was also said that the panel will not be suggesting a policy which defines immigrants as people  who enter Japan without any days fixed for their Stay in Japan.

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