Japan to allow skilled foreign workers on farms in special zones
Japan Today | 2016-Dec-13
The Japanese government decided Monday to allow skilled foreign workers to work in the agricultural sector in certain special economic zones, aiming to alleviate a labor shortage in the sector exacerbated by the graying of Japan’s population...
...The offer is expected to be restricted to applicants who can show a certain level of skill---for example, having studied agriculture at university level in their home countries---and can communicate in Japanese...more...