Japan eateries gird for labor crunch as foreign-worker quota fills up
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Source: Nikkei Asia
Published: 2026-04-14 02:00 UTC+10:00
Section: General
Factuality Score: 100
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Immigration, Asia, Labour & Workers, Food & Agriculture, Asia Pacific
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A Vietnamese woman works at a Tokyo restaurant under the "specified skilled worker" program in 2021. Many eating establishments in Japan rely on such workers amid an ongoing labor shortage. (Photo by Mizuho Miyazaki)
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