From Nikkei Asia · · 1m
Japan language gap threatens immigration plan
Japan's new immigration scheme faces language teaching shortage as foreign workers outnumber slots.
In brief
Japan's new immigration scheme faces language teaching shortage as foreign workers outnumber slots. Japan's new immigration program can only train 7,500 foreign workers in Japanese at once, far below the 150,000 needed annually. Originally reported by Nikkei Asia.
Japan's new immigration scheme
Japan's new immigration program set to launch in April 2027 aims to help 150,000 workers improve Japanese annually.
Language teaching capacity
Japan can accommodate only 7,500 foreign trainees at Japanese-language schools nationwide under the new program.
Foreign trainee shortage
Foreign trainees may outnumber Japanese-learning slots by tens of thousands under the new immigration framework.
Toei Industry class example
Toei Industry offers classes to foreign workers taught by a Vietnamese employee who may not be qualified under Japan's new immigration framework.
Immigration program challenge
Japan's language teaching gap threatens the new immigration scheme's ability to train enough foreign workers.
What matters most
Japan's new immigration program can only train 7,500 foreign workers in Japanese at once, far below the 150,000 needed annually.
