Government figures indicate the number of foreign-born students graduating from Japanese colleges has topped 10,000 for the first time.
By Garry Kranz Comments 0 | Recommend 0
Not Strangers Anymore: Japan is facing an interesting dilemma. The number of
foreign students who graduated from Japanese colleges and subsequently found
jobs in Japan topped 10,000 for the first time in 2007, according to the
Associated Press. Citing Japanese immigration officials, the report notes that
the number of foreign-born graduates entering the workforce immediately after
college rose 24 percent since 2006. Expanded employment opportunities,
particularly jobs in information technology and related sectors, are fueling
most of the increase. Japan’s labor officials reportedly are developing plans
that enable the roughly 120,000 foreign students currently in Japan to secure
jobs upon graduation. Of the 10,262 non-Japanese graduates to enter this year’s
job market, most are from other countries in Asia, with China leading the
charge, followed by South Korea, Taiwan, Bangladesh and Vietnam, the report
says.
Workforce Management contributing editor Garry Kranz is based in Richmond, Virginia. E-mail editors@workforce.com to comment.
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