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A shrinking Japan worries about its people leaving, but not foreigners coming in (qz.com)
3 points by kimsk112 on Nov 13, 2018 | hide | past | favorite | 1 comment


At least they should 'invite' workers they need in terms of easy visa, easy sponsorship, good work environment, good pay, etc.

I am not sure whether Japan can attract high-skilled talent, when the latter have better chances elsewhere in the West. They need to compete with the West in terms of salary and work environment.

Otherwise, they can become like the middle east (Dubai/UAE, Qatar, Kuwait, Saudia) in inviting Indians, Pakistanis, Philippinos, Africans, etc for jobs like construction, healthcare, etc. Give them better environment than the middle east, you can get people for service sector.

Or they can automate away everything.




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