Japan's restaurants struggle for international staff after visa freeze

Foreign workers are indispensable to Japan's food and drink industry, but a freeze on visa applications has left restaurants ...

Japan suspends new visas for foreign restaurant workers as quota nears

This is the first restriction of its kind since the current limit was set. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at ...

Japan halts visa applications for foreign restaurant workers as cap nears

Japan has halted new visa applications for foreign restaurant workers under its specified skilled worker program as the ...

Japan’s restaurant sector left hungry for talent after visa suspension

The number of foreigners holding Type I visas in the food industry has reached roughly 46,000, on course to surpass the quota ...

Japan restaurants hit by visa pause for high-demand foreign workers

Restaurant operators in Japan have been forced to review their approach to hiring foreign workers since the government ...

News in Easy English: Japan soba chain president speaks out to defend foreign workers

TOKYO -- The president of the company that runs the Yudetaro soba noodle chain in Japan is using Facebook to defend his ...
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Japan plans stricter terms for visas to foreign entrepreneurs

TOKYO, Aug 26 (Reuters) - Japan plans tougher requirements for visas to foreign entrepreneurs, with a six-fold increase in minimum capital to 30 million yen ($204,000) and full-time employment of at ...