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Foreign workers in Japan reach a record 2.57 million in 2025
Foreign workers in Japan hit a record high in 2025, totaling 2.57 million as of the end of October, up 11.7% from the year before, as the country suffers from an acute labor shortage due to a shrinking population, health ministry data released Friday showed.
The number of foreign workers has been increasing steadily for more than a decade, hitting a record high for 13 years straight. The latest figure is nearly triple the number in 2015, when it was about 900,000.
The release of the figures comes a week after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s administration announced a package of policies related to foreign residents and visitors aimed at tightening regulations as well as offering better access to Japanese language classes.
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Foreign workers in Japan hit a record high in 2025, totaling 2.57 million as of the end of October, up 11.7% from the year before, as the country suffers from an acute labor shortage due to a shrinking population, health ministry data released Friday showed.
The number of foreign workers has been increasing steadily for more than a decade, hitting a record high for 13 years straight. The latest figure is nearly triple the number in 2015, when it was about 900,000.
The release of the figures comes a week after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s administration announced a package of policies related to foreign residents and visitors aimed at tightening regulations as well as offering better access to Japanese language classes.
#local
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