The share of foreign workers among the labor force in Japan amounted to around three percent as of 2023. The total number of foreign workers increased significantly in recent years. The manufacturing industry continued to be the most important employer of foreign labor in Japan, employing around 552 thousand workers from other countries as of October 2023.
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