Japan’s Specified Skilled Worker visa holders rise to record numbers
The number of foreign workers in the country on the visa reached a total 444,256 at the end of June, up 13.8% from six months earlier.
Japan's Specified Skilled Worker (SSW) visa program has reached a record high of 444,256 holders as of the end of June, according to new data released by the Immigration Services Agency. This represents a 13.8% increase from the previous December's total of 390,296 and a 32.6% rise from the same time last year, when the figure stood at 336,196.
Despite the strong growth, the pace of increase has slowed over the past six months, with a 13.8% rise compared to 16.1% growth in the previous six-month period and 18.2% in the six months prior to that.
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