Japan’s demographic time bomb: Labour shortage opens doors to foreign workers
By France24
02 February 2023 |
10:21 am
Japan faces an existential threat with its birth rate at an all-time low, yet the island nation has still to fully embrace immigration as a solution to the population decline. To tackle the problem, the government has slowly turned to bringing in foreign workers. We take a closer look.
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