As Japanese companies try to tackle their labor shortages, the number of foreign workers in the country has risen to a new high of 2.3 million. As of October 2024, foreign workers in Japan totaled 2.3 ...

Amid a labor shortage in Japan, the number of foreign workers rose above 2 million for the first time in 2023. A report published by the Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare shows that the number of ...

The number of foreign workers in Japan reached a new high, underscoring the country’s growing reliance on people from overseas to address its chronic labor shortage. Japan had a record 2.3 million ...