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Japan launches new visa system to bring in more foreign workers


Japan has launched a new visa system which could bring in more foreign workers to the country.

According to an article on NHK World, the new immigration policy will allow foreigners with specific skills to apply for two types of resident status in order to work in Japan.

Japan's Justice Ministry's Immigration Bureau was upgraded to an agency to oversee the revised immigration law. An Immigration Services Agency signboard was then unveiled.

According to the report, the agency has a workforce of more than 5,400.

Justice Minister Takashi Yamashita said he wants to manage immigration and resident guidelines to protect Japan's safety.

In line with this, the chief of the Immigration Services Agency, Shoko Sasaki, said the comprehensive role of coordinating a society in which the Japanese live side by side with the non-Japanese people is a "major challenge" that must be taken. —Anna Felicia Bajo/KG, GMA News

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