Countries sending their citizens as workers to Japan are closely monitoring the revision of the immigration law to accept more foreign workers. Many tend to welcome the move, but some question if Japan is ready to expand its foreign workforce.
In the Philippines, an AFP article posted to the Rappler internet media pointed out that the plan of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s government to allow workers with high skills and Japanese-language ability to extend their stays for a long time sounded “alarm among conservatives, including some within Abe’s own administration.” It also introduced the opinion of an activist supporting foreign workers that Japan should treat foreigners “not just as workers but humans.”
Source: The Mainichi
https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20181207/p2a/00m/0na/034000c
