Japanese Companies Increasing Efforts to Hire Foreign Students; Firms, Local Governments Help Them Acquire Skills to Find Jobs in Japan

By Mitsuhiko Watanabe / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer
10:59 JST,
August 31, 2024
Amid a declining birth rate and attendant labor shortage, as well as the expansion of many businesses overseas, Japanese companies are increasingly seeking to hire foreign students who are studying at universities in Japan.
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