Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Heat-exposed workers, are seen at the top of an apartment building under-construction, as the Japanese government issued a ...

Japan plans a major change in its foreign labour system as it tries to balance worker shortages with public concern over immigration. The government will cap the number of workers under a new ...

Japan’s Employment for Skill Development program aims to address long-standing criticisms of its predecessor by offering migrant workers greater mobility to change employers and clearer pathways into ...