{
  "id": 15720901,
  "title": "Japan to shift 20,000 skilled visa slots to foreign caregiver program amid surging demand",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/japan-to-shift-20-000-skilled-visa-slots-to-foreign-caregiver-program",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-20T08:28:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Mainichi",
    "slug": "the-mainichi",
    "url": "https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20261020/p2a/00m/0na/021000c"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Japan plans to increase the number of skilled visa slots for foreign caregivers by 20,000 as demand for such workers has exceeded initial projections. The additional slots will be taken from the care quota of 33,800 under the Employment for Skill Development system, which is set to begin in April 2027. The government maintains that the overall acceptance cap for care workers will remain at 160,700.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}