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Dec 6, 2022 15 min

Solving a shrinking population with foreign workers in Japan | EP 21

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In 2021, Japan recorded its lowest number of births in more than a century. The declining population is now coming home to roost – with severe labour shortages. Enter foreign workers. Host Teresa Tang speaks to correspondent Michiyo Ishida who spent time with some of them who are now calling Japan home.

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