January 27, 2025
Japan to ease financial burden of foreign trainees with new program #JapanFinance

Japan to ease financial burden of foreign trainees with new program #JapanFinance

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TOKYO — Japan will work to ease the financial burden of foreign nationals coming to work in the country under a new government employment program, Nikkei has learned.

The program, dubbed Employment for Skill Development, limits fees paid by foreign workers to recruitment agencies in their home countries to two months of their salary in Japan.