{
  "id": 4604102,
  "title": "Amid labor crunch, Japan firms hiring foreign nationals even as Takaichi tightens rules",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/amid-labor-crunch-japan-firms-hiring-foreign-nationals-even-as",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-31T07:11:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Japan Times",
    "slug": "japan-times",
    "url": "https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/08/31/companies/firms-hire-foreigners-rules-survey/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "In a survey conducted last year by Japan's labor ministry, 68.2% of companies said they hired foreign nationals to ease a labor shortage.",
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  "coverage": {
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  "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."
}