The step comes after Japan this month launched new visa statuses to attract more foreign workers and ease the impact of the nation’s shrinking workforce and population. But the government’s new visas are available to foreigners with strong Japanese language skills in 14 sectors suffering critical labour shortages such as construction, farming and elderly care. Roughly 7,200 people work at the Fukushima plant at any given time, and Sugahara said TEPCO has not had difficulty attracting enough workers. Breaking Bad: Japan prof ‘made students produce ecstasy’The government hopes to attract roughly 350,000 foreign workers in the 14 selected sectors over the next five years. The Fukushima nuclear plant suffered a catastrophic meltdown after an earthquake and tsunami struck in 2011.

Source: The Express Tribune April 18, 2019 06:50 UTC