The Japanese government approved the plan

The Japanese government approved the plan on November 2, 2018 to revise the Immigration Law to accept more foreign workers engaged in manual labor. A big change in the country’s immigration policy that has not allow manual labor workers.

There are some conditions to be qualified for the newly-added visa

There are some conditions to be qualified for the newly-added visa (resident status) of Specified Skill. So far 14 business fields are said to be applicable: Nursing care, Building cleaning, Material process technology, Electrical/electronic industry, Construction, Ship building, Automobile mechanic, Aviation, Accommodation, Agriculture, Fishing, Food and beverage manufacturing, and Restaurant

Breaking news from Nikkei dated November 2, 2018

入管法改正案を閣議決定　単純労働で外国人受け入れへ 

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