Initiatives to Accept New Foreign Nationals and for the

Realization of Society of Harmonious Coexistence

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(Immigration Services Agency of Japan website).

Specified Skilled Worker Systems

(Initiatives to Accept New Foreign Nationals and for the Realization of
出入国在留管理庁 Society of Harmonious Coexistence)
https://www.moj.go.jp/isa/content/001335263.pdf
Immigration Services Agency of Japan

Revised in April, 2022

 【Materials (Contents)】

1 Changes in the Situation of Foreign Residents in Japan ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 1

2 List of Status of Residence ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 2
3 Breakdown of Number of Foreign Residents by Status of Residence and Nationality
(As of the end of June 2021) ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 3
4 Breakdown of Number of Foreign Workers・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 4
5 Accepting Foreign Workers ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 5
6 System Outline (1) Status of Residence ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 6
7 Policies by Field (14 Fields)・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 7
8 Comparison of Technical Intern Training and Specified Skilled Worker Systems
(Outline)・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 10
9 System Outline (2) Accepting Organizations and Registered Support Organizations・・・・・・ 11
10 System Outline (3) Flow Prior to Start of Work ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 12
11 Support Plan Outline (1)・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 13
12 Support Plan Outline (2)・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 14
13 What are Registered Support Organizations? ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 15
14 Notifications (Accepting Organizations and Registered Support Organizations) ・・・・・・・・ 16
15 Specified Skilled Worker Councils by Field・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 17
16 Outline of Memorandum of Cooperation (MOC) for “Specified Skilled Workers” ・・・・・・・ 18
17 Operation Status of Specified Skilled Worker System ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 19
18 Basic Policy and Competent Ministry Ordinances, etc. ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 22
19 Comprehensive Measures for the Acceptance and Coexistence of Foreign Nationals・ ・・・ 32
20 Reference Materials ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 38
Changes in the Situation of Foreign Residents in Japan

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 出入国在留管理庁
List of Status of Residence Immigration Services Agency of Japan

Status of Residence Eligible for Work (With Restrictions on Activity) Status of residence based on personal status or position (Without Restrictions)

Status of Residence Examples

Status of Residence Examples
Diplomat Ambassador or minister of a foreign government and their families

Employee of a foreign government engaged in public affairs and their Permanent Resident Individual who is permitted permanent residence
Official
families Spouse or Child of Spouse, biological child, or child adopted by a Japanese
Professor College professor Japanese National national
Spouse or biological child of permanent resident or
Artist Composer, painter or writer Spouse or Child of
special permanent resident who was born and
Permanent Resident
Religious Activities Missionary assigned by a foreign religious organization continues to reside in Japan
Third generation Japanese or child of foreign national
Long Term Resident
Journalist Reporter or photographer of foreign press spouse from a previous marriage
Highly Skilled Professional Highly-skilled human resources in accordance with the points' system
Status of residence which is specifically designated
Business Manager Manager or administrator of a company

Legal/Accounting Services Attorney or certified public accountant Status of Residence Examples

Medical Services Physician, dentist or registered nurse

Designated Activities Domestic staff of a diplomat or working holiday
Researcher Researcher at a government-related institution or company

Instructor Language instructor at a senior high school or junior high school

Engineer/Specialist in Status of residence not to permit work activities (*)

Engineer such as of mechanical engineering, interpreter, designer,
Humanities/ International
language instructor
Services
Status of Residence Examples
Intra-company Transferee Transferee from an office abroad
Cultural Activities Researcher of Japanese culture
Nursing carer Care worker
Temporary Visitor Tourist or conference participant
Entertainer Actor, singer, or professional athlete
Student or pupil of a university, junior college, or
Student
Skilled Labor Chef of foreign cuisine or sports instructor language school
Specified Skilled Worker Foreign nationals engaging in works requiring the proficient skills Trainee Trainee
(Note 1) belonging to a specified industrial field (Note 2)
Dependent Spouse or child supported by the foreign resident
Technical Intern Training Technical intern trainee

Note 1: From April 1, 2019 *When accepted for residence not permitting to work, a certain amount of work is
Note 2 : Nursing care, Building cleaning management, Machine parts & tooling industries, Industrial allowed.
machinery industry, Electric, electronics and information Industries, Construction industry,
Shipbuilding and ship machinery industry, Automobile repair and maintenance, Aviation industry,
Accommodation industry, Agriculture, Fishery & aquaculture, Manufacture of food and beverages, 2
Food service industry (Cabinet Decision on Dec. 25, 2018).
Breakdown of Number of Foreign Residents by Status of Residence and Nationality 出入国在留管理庁
(As of the end of June 2021) Immigration Services Agency of Japan

Total Number of Foreign Residents: 2,823,565 people

Status of Residence Nationality/Region

Spouse or Child of
Others
Designated Permanent Resident
154,111 Thailand
Activities 43,334
5.5% 51,409
112,382 1.5%
Taiwan 1.8%
4.0%
52,023
1.8%
Spouse or Child of
Others
Japanese National
410,510
140,987
14.5%
5.0%
USA China
53,907 745,411
Dependent Permanent Resident 1.9% 26.4%
190,010 817,805
6.7% 29.0%
Indonesia
63,138
2.2%

Long-term Brazil
Resident Nepal 206,365 Vietnam
199,288 97,026 7.3% 450,046
Technical Intern 3.4% 15.9%
7.1%
Training
354,104 Philippines
Student 12.5% 277,341
227,844 9.8%
8.1% South Korea
416,389
14.7%
Engineer/ Special Permanent
Specialist in Humanities/ Resident
International Services 300,441
283,259 10.6%
10.0%

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 Breakdown of Number of Foreign Workers
People
2,000,000 1,727,221
people (1) Residents based on status - about 580,000 people
■(1) Residents based on status (Basically “Long-term residents” (mainly Japanese descendants),
1,800,000 ■(2) Residents for work purposes “Permanent residents” and “Spouse or child of Japanese nationals”, etc.)
■(3) Designated Activities ・These statuses of residence have no restrictions on activities, so activities
■(4) Technical Intern Training for remuneration in various fields are possible.
■(5) Activities other than that Permitted under the Status of
1,600,000 Residence 580,328
(33.6%)
546,469 (2) Residents for work purposes – about 395,000 people
(31.7%) (So-called “professional and technical fields”)
1,400,000 531,781 ・For some of these statuses of residence, the criteria for landing
1,083,769 people (32.1%) permission are determined in consideration of “the impact on Japanese
495,668 industry and citizen’s lives, and other circumstances”.
1,200,000 (33.9%)

359,520 (3) Designated Activities – about 66,000 people

459,132 (20.8%)
(35.9%) (Foreign nurse/care worker candidates based on EPA, working holidays,
1,000,000 329,034 394,509 foreign construction workers, foreign shipbuilding workers, etc.)
(19.8％)
413,389
(22.8%) ・Foreign nationals residing in Japan with the status of residence of
486,398 people (38.1%) 276,770 “Designated Activities” status of residence may or may not be permitted to
800,000 (19.0％) 41,075 45,565
(2.6%) receive remuneration, depending on the details of their individual
367,211 238,412 (2.5％)
(18.6%)
65,928 permission.
(40.4%) 35,615 (3.8%)
(2.4％) 402,356
308,689 338,690
600,000 200,994 26,270 (23.3%)
(4) Technical Intern Training– about 352,000 people
(45.2%)318,788(43.0%) (18.5%) (2.1%)
383,978
296,834
319,622 (44.4%) 167,301 308,489
(23.1％) 351,788 Aimed at international cooperation with developing countries through skill
(46.6%) transfer.
(45.7%) (18.4%) 18,652 (21.1％) (20.4%)
253,361 147,296 (1.7%)
257,788 Under the July 1, 2010, revision of the Immigration Control and Refugee
400,000 223,820(45.0%) 110,586 132,571(18.7%) 12,705
(1.4%) 211,108
(20.2%)
Recognition Act, Technical Intern Trainees are now granted the status of
(46.0%) (17.0%) 120,888124,259 (18.5%) 9,475 (19.5%)
100,309 (17.6%)(18.2%) 7,735 (1.2%)
334,603 residence of “Technical Intern Training” under employment relationships
84,878 (17.8%) 123,342 5,939 6,763 (1.1%) 145,426 168,296 372,894
(17.5%) 112,251 (19.0%）(0.9%) (1.0%) (22.5％)
(19.4%) from their first year of entry into Japan.
200,000 (19.9%)
130,116
136,608
(18.5%) (18.5%)
239,577 343,791 370,346
94,769 134,228 (19.9%) 146,701 (21.5%)
(19.5%) 11,026 (19.0%) (22.1%) (23.5％) (5) Activities other than those permitted by the status of residence
(19.7%) 297,012
96,897 (1.7%) 109,612 121,770 (18.6%)192,347
(23.2%) previously granted (part-time jobs for international students, etc.) – about
82,931 (17.2%)108,091 (16.0%) 108,492(17.0%) (21.2%)
0 (17.1%) (16.6%) (15.9%) 335,000 people
・Activities for remuneration may be deemed appropriate if within a range
that does not interfere with the original activity which is the main purpose
of residence (up to 28 hours per week, etc.).
Based on the Summary of “Foreign Employment Status” released by the MHLW (as of end Oct. each year)
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Accepting Foreign Workers Immigration Services Agency of Japan

Fundamental Concepts
Proactive Acceptance
・Promoting the acceptance of foreign workers in professional or technical fields proactively from
Foreign Nationals in the viewpoint of vitalizing and further internationalizing the Japan's economic society (Basic
Professional or Plan for Employment Policy 9th edition (approved by the Cabinet))
・ There is a need to proactively accept foreign nationals in professional and technical fields, who
Technical Fields
contribute to the revitalization of Japan‘s economy and society, and continuous efforts will be
made to facilitate smooth acceptance by clarifying the operations involved in determining the
status of residence and reducing the burden of the procedures (Basic Plan for Immigration
Control and Residency Management (Ministry of Justice))

Requiring of Various Consideration

・Corresponding deliberately while gaining a national consensus, since the acceptance could have
Other Foreign a big impact on Japan's economic society and people's living (Basic Plan for Employment Policy
Nationals 9th edition (approved by the Cabinet))
・In any case, regarding the acceptance of foreign nationals in the future, as well as ascertaining
the systems and situations of foreign countries and listening carefully to the views of the people,
it is necessary for the government as a whole to conduct a wide range of examinations based on
the situation of operation of the status of residence of "Specified Skilled Worker" established for
the purpose of coping with the labor shortages. (Basic Plan for Immigration Control and
Residency Management (Ministry of Justice))

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System Outline (1) Status of Residence Immigration Services Agency of Japan

○ In order to cope with the worsening labor shortages, the statuses of residence of “Specified Skilled Worker (i)” and “Specified Skilled Worker (ii)” were established
for the acceptance of work-ready foreign nationals who have a certain degree of expertise and skills in the industrial fields where it is still difficult to secure human
resources even if efforts have been made to improve productivity and secure domestic human resources. (Started on April 1, 2019)
○ Specified Skilled Worker (i): Status of Residence for foreign nationals engaging in work requiring skills which need considerable degree of knowledge or
experience belonging to a specific industrial field.
○ Specified Skilled Worker (ii): Status of Residence for foreign nationals engaging in work requiring proficient skills belonging to a specified field
Specified Industry Fields (14 Fields) : Nursing care, Building cleaning management, Machine parts & tooling industries, Industrial machinery industry, Electric,
electronics and information Industries, Construction industry, Shipbuilding and ship machinery industry, Automobile repair and maintenance, Aviation industry,
Accommodation industry, Agriculture, Fishery & aquaculture, Manufacture of food and beverages, Food service industry
(Specified skilled workers (ii) can only be accepted in the two underlined fields.)
○ Number of Specified Skilled Workers (i) residing in Japan : 49,666 people (as of the end of December, 2021)

Major Points for Specified Skilled Worker (i) [Skill Level for Status of Residence Eligible to Work]
○ Period of stay: Renewed every 1 year, 6 months or 4 months, up to 5
years in total Previous Status of Residence New Status of Residence

Professional and Technical Fields

○ Skill Standards: Confirmed by exams, etc. (those who have completed “Highly Skilled Professional (i, ii)”
Technical Intern Training (ii) are exempted from exams, etc.) “Professor”
“Engineer/Specialist in “Specified Skilled
○ Japanese language level: Proficiency in Japanese language required in
Humanities/International Services” Worker (ii) ”
daily life and at the workplace needs to be confirmed by exams, etc.
“Nursing care”
(those who have completed Technical Intern Training (ii) are exempted “Skilled Labor”, etc.
from exams, etc. )
○ Accompanied by family members: basically not permitted
○ Eligible for support by Accepting Organizations or Registered Support
Organizations “Specified Skilled
Worker (i) ”
Major Points for Specified Skilled Worker (ii)

○ Period of stay: Renewed every 3 years, 1 year or 6 months

Non-Professional/
Technical Fields

○ Skill Standards: Confirmed by exams, etc.

○ Japanese language level: No need for confirmation by exams, etc.
“Technical Intern Training”
○ Accompanied by family members : Possible if requirements are met
(spouse, children)
○ Not eligible for support by Accepting Organizations or Registered
Support Organizations

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 Policies by Field (14 Fields)
Labour
Shortage HR Standards Other Important Matters
Field Conditions
Expected No.
Accepted (Max. Skill Test Japanese Language Jobs to Engage in Form of
value over 5 Employment
years)
Test

60,000 Carer skill Japan Foundation Test - In addition to Nursing care (assistance with bathing, feeding and excretion responding to the physical and mental
people evaluation test for Basic Japanese condition of the user), other related support services (assistance with recreation and functional training, etc.) Direct
Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare

or
Nursing care

Japanese Language
Proficiency Test Note: Visiting services are not included

(In addition to the

above Nursing care
Japanese language
evaluation test) 〔1 test category〕
Building cleaning

37,000 Building cleaning Japan Foundation Test - Interior building cleaning

management

people field Specified for Basic Japanese Direct

or
Skilled Worker (i)
Japanese Language
test Proficiency Test
〔1 test category〕
tooling industries
Machine parts &

21,500 Manufacturing Japan Foundation Test ・Casting ・Machining ・Plating ・Machinery inspection ・Welding
people field Specified for Basic Japanese ・Forging ・Metal press ・Aluminum anodizing treatment ・Machine maintenance Direct
or
Skilled Worker (i) ・Die casting ・Factory sheet metal work ・Finishing ・Painting
Japanese Language
test Proficiency Test
〔13 test categories〕
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry

Industrial machinery

5,250 Manufacturing Japan Foundation Test ・Casting ・Iron work ・Machinery maintenance ・Painting
people field Specified for Basic Japanese ・Forging ・Factory sheet metal work ・Electronic equipment assembly ・Welding Direct
or
industry

Skilled Worker (i) ・Die Casting ・Plating ・Electric equipment assembling ・Industrial packaging
Japanese Language
test Proficiency Test ・Machining ・Finishing ・Printed wiring board manufacturing
・Metal press ・Machinery inspection ・Plastic molding

〔18 test categories〕

Electric, electronics and
information Industries

4,700 Manufacturing Japan Foundation Test ・Machining ・Finishing ・Printed wiring board manufacturing ・Industrial packaging
people field Specified for Basic Japanese ・Metal press ・Machinery maintenance ・Plastic molding Direct
or
Skilled Worker (i) ・Factory sheet metal work ・Electronic equipment assembly ・Painting
Japanese Language
test Proficiency Test ・Plating ・Electric equipment assembling ・Welding

〔13 test categories〕

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 Policies by Field (14 Fields)
40,000 Construction field Japan Foundation ・ Frame working ・ Telecommunications ・Plumbing
Test for Basic
Construction industry
people Specified Skilled ・ Plastering ・ Reinforcement construction ・Building sheet metal Direct
Japanese
Worker (i) test ・ Concrete pumping ・ Reinforcing bar joints ・Heat-retention and cool-retention
or
Japanese ・ Tunnel and micro-tunneling ・ Interior finishing ・Spray urethane thermal insulation
Language ・ Construction machinery and construction ・Wall covering ・Marine civil engineering
Proficiency Test ・ Earthwork ・Scaffolding
・ Roofing ・Carpentry

〔19 test categories〕

Shipbuilding and ship
machinery industry
Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism

13,000 Shipbuilding and Japan Foundation ・Welding ・Finishing

people ship machinery Test for Basic ・ Plastering ・Machining Direct
Japanese
industry ・Iron work ・Electrical equipment assembling
or
Specified Skilled
Japanese
Worker (i) test Language
Proficiency Test 〔6 test categories〕
Automobile repair

7,000 Automobile repair Japan Foundation ・Automobile everyday inspection and maintenance, Regular inspection and maintenance, Disassembly
and maintenance

people and maintenance Test for Basic Direct

Japanese
Specified Skilled
or
Worker evaluation Japanese
test Language
Proficiency Test 〔1 test category〕

Japan Foundation ・Airport ground handling (ground driving support services, baggage and freight handling services)
Aviation industry

2,200 Specified Skilled

people Worker evaluation Test for Basic ・Aircraft maintenance (maintenance of aircraft and equipment, etc.) Direct
Japanese
test (Aviation field:
or
Airport ground Japanese
handling, aircraft Language
maintenance) Proficiency Test 〔2 test categories〕

22,000 Accommodation Japan Foundation ・Providing accommodation services, such as working at the front desk, planning/public relations, hospitality, restaurant
Accommodation

Test for Basic

people skills evaluation test services Direct
industry

Japanese
or
Japanese
Language
Proficiency Test 〔1 test category〕

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 Policies by Field (14 Fields)
36,500 Agricultural skills ・General crop farming (cultivation management, collection/shipping/sorting of agricultural products, etc.)
People evaluation test Japan Foundation ・General livestock farming (breed management, collection/shipping/sorting of livestock products, etc.) Direct
Agriculture
Test for Basic
(General crop
Japanese
farming, General or Dispatch
livestock farming) Japanese
Language
Proficiency Test 〔2 test categories〕
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries

Fishery & aquaculture

9,000 Fisheries skills Japan Foundation ・ Fishery (production and repair of fishing gear, search for marine animals and plants, operation of fishing gear and
people evaluation test Test for Basic machinery, capture of marine animals and plants, processing and storage of catch, ensuring health and safety, etc.) Direct
(Fishing or Japanese
・Aquaculture industry (production, repair and management of aquaculture materials, breed management, collection
aquaculture) or
Japanese (harvesting) and processing of aquaculture animals and plants, ensuring health and safety, etc.) Dispatch
Language
Proficiency Test
〔2 test categories〕
food and beverages

34,000 Food and Beverage Japan Foundation ・General food and beverage manufacturing (manufacturing/processing and health and safety of food and beverages
Manufacture of

people Manufacturing Test for Basic (excluding liquor) Direct

Japanese
Industry Specified
or
Skilled Worker (i) Japanese
test Language
Proficiency Test 〔1 test category〕

53,000 Food service Industry Japan Foundation ・General restaurant industry (food and beverage processing, customer service, store management)
Food service

people Specified Skilled Test for Basic Direct

Industry

Japanese
Worker (i) test
or
Japanese
Language
Proficiency Test 〔1 test category〕

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Comparison of Technical Intern Training and Specified Skilled Worker Systems (Outline) Immigration Services Agency of Japan

Technical intern training (supervising- Specified skilled worker (i)

organization type)
Applicable laws and The Act on Proper Technical Intern Training and Protection of Technical Intern Trainees
The Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act
regulations / The Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act

Status of residence Status of residence of “Technical Intern Training” Status of residence of “Specified Skilled Worker”

Technical intern training (i): within 1 year; technical intern training (ii): within 2 years;
Period of stay Total of 5 years
technical intern training (iii): within2 years (maximum of 5 years in total).
Skills level of the foreign
No Requires considerable knowledge or experience
national
No Skills level and Japanese language skills level tested through examinations
Examination at time of entry
(Only nursing care workers need to fulfill the N4 level Japanese language skills requirement (Employees who successfully complete technical intern training (ii) are exempt from having to take
into Japan at entry) the examinations, etc.)

An organization that has received a recommendation or approval from a sending country

Sending organization No
government

Supervising organization
Yes
(Non-profit business cooperatives, etc. which conduct audits of implementing
No
organizations and other supervisory work . System of permission granted by the
competent ministers)

Yes
Support organization No (Individuals or groups are entrusted by the accepting organization to provide housing for specified
skilled workers and other support. System of registration with the Immigration Services Agency)

Matching foreign nationals

The accepting organization can conduct recruitment activities directly overseas or through a
with the accepting Implemented through the supervising organization and the sending organization
mediating organization, etc.
organization

Limit on the number of

foreign nationals in the
accepting organization
Activity content
There is no limit on the number of specified skilled workers (except in the field of nursing care,
There is a limit on the number according to the total number of full-time staff
construction)
Activities of attending lectures based on the technical intern training plan and of engaging
in work pertaining to skills (i) Activities of engaging in work requiring a considerable degree of knowledge or experience
Activities of engaging in work requiring skills, etc. based on the technical intern training (professional or technical field)
plan ((ii) and (iii)) (non-professional or technical field)

In principle not possible. However, in unavoidable situations such as bankruptcy of the

Transfer and change of job
It is possible to change jobs within the same business category or among business categories
organization implementing the training, transfer is possible at the time of transition from
where commonality in the skills level has been confirmed through an examination.
(ii) to (iii).
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System Outline (2) Accepting Organizations and Registered Support Organizations 出入国在留管理庁
Immigration Services Agency of Japan

About the accepting organizations

1. Criteria for accepting organizations to accept foreign nationals

① Employment contract entered into with the foreign national is appropriate Immigration Services Agency
(e.g., the amount of remuneration is equivalent to or greater than that a Japanese national would receive
for the same kind of work)
② The organization itself is appropriate (e.g., no violation of the immigration or labor-related laws
within the past 5 years)

Guidance/ Advice
③ There is a system in place to support foreign nationals (e.g., able to offer support in a language

Guidance/advice
On-site
Registration/ investigat
understood by foreign nationals) Cancellation of Notifica Notifica
ion/impr
④ The plan to support foreign nationals is appropriate (e.g., includes general living orientation, etc.) registration tion tion
ovement
order
2. Obligations of the accepting organization
① Reliable fulfillment of the employment contract entered into with the foreign national
(e.g., payment of appropriate remuneration)

Guidance/advice
Registered
② Provision of appropriate support for foreign nationals → possible to outsource support to a registered Accepting

Notification
support
support organization organization
If all support is entrusted, １③ has already been satisfied organization
③ Submission of various notifications to the Immigration Services Agency
Note. Failure to do ① to ③ will result in permission being denied for acceptance of foreign nationals, and the
organization may be subject to guidance and improvement orders from the Immigration Services Agency.
Support Support

Employment
contract
Support
About the registered support entrustment

organizations

1. Criteria for registration

① The organization itself is appropriate (e.g., no violation of the immigration or labor-related laws Foreign nationals
within the past 5 years)
② There is a system in place to support foreign nationals (e.g., able to offer support in a language
understood by foreign nationals)
2. Obligations of the registered support organization
① Implementation of appropriate support for foreign nationals
② Submission of various notifications to the Immigration Services Agency
Note. Failure to do ① and ② may result in registration being revoked.
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System Outline (3) Flow Prior to Start of Work 出入国在留管理庁
Immigration Services Agency of Japan
Foreign nationals coming to Japan from Foreign nationals residing in Japan
overseas <Skills Test> (Medium to long term residents)
・Testing based on specified industry fields
Foreign nationals that have Foreign nationals <Japanese language test>
・Japan Foundation Fundamental Japanese Test Foreign nationals that have
successfully completed newly entering (Japan Foundation) Foreign students
Technical Intern Training (ii) successfully completed
Japan or
Technical Intern Training (ii) etc.
・Japanese Language Proficiency
Test (N4 or higher)
Exempt from tests Passed tests overseas (Japan Foundation, Japan Exempt from tests Passed tests
Educational Exchanges and Services)
(skills/Japanese) (skills/Japanese) etc. (skills/Japanese) (skills/Japanese)

Directly apply for jobs or receive assistance in job searching from private employment agencies Directly apply for jobs or receive assistance in job searching from Hello Work or private employment agencies

[Conclusion of employment contract with accepting organization]

Receive medical check and advance guidance, etc. from accepting organization

Application for Certificate of Eligibility Application to change the status of residence

*Proxy application by staff of the accepting organization

*In principle, by the individual
Regional Immigration
Determination Determination
Services Bureau
Permission to change the status of residence
Issue of Certificate of Eligibility
Certificate of Eligibility sent to accepting organization Issue of Resident Card

Requirements for foreign nationals

Visa application *The Certificate of Eligibility is sent by the accepting
○18 years or older
organization to the overseas embassy
○Has passed a skill/Japanese language test (foreign
Overseas nationals that have successfully completed Technical Intern
embassy Determination Training (ii) are exempt)
○Has not stayed for more than 5 years as Specified Skilled
Issue of Visa [Implement without delay after entering Japan (or Worker (i)
changing the status of residence)] ○No security deposit has been collected and no contract has
○Attend life orientation provided by the been signed which sets out penalties
accepting organization
○Register as a resident in the municipalities in
○Where self-supported, fully understands the details of
Issue of Resident Card which the individual lives their responsibilities
*May be issued at a Enter Japan ○Open a salary bank account etc.
later date ○Secure housing
etc.

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Support Plan Outline (1) Immigration Services Agency of Japan

Main Points

○ Accepting organizations must create a plan (Support Plan for Foreign nationals in Specified Skill Worker (i), Hereinafter “support plan”) for the
smooth and stable implementation of work life, daily life and social life support for Specified Skilled Worker (i) foreign nationals engaged in the
activities of “Specified Skilled Worker (i), and must provide support based on this plan.
* There is no duty to support Specified Skilled workers (ii).

■ Creation of a Support Plan

・Accepting organizations must create a support plan when applying for residence (*) and submit this with the application documents at the time of
application.
*Application for certificate of eligibility for Specified Skilled Worker (i) and application for permission to change the status of residence, etc.

■ Major Elements of Support Plans

・Implementation details and methods for the 10 items (see page 14) necessary for work life, daily life and social life as specified by Ministerial
Ordinance
・Name and title of support manager and supporter
・Where the implementation of support is contractually outsourced to another party, the name and address of that other party
・Registered support organization (only when outsourced to a registered support organization)

■ Outsourcing Support Plan Implementation to Registered Support Organizations

・Accepting organizations may outsource all or part of the support plan to another party (concluding a support outsourcing contract).
・Where the accepting organization outsources all of the implementation of the support plan to a registered support organization (see page 15),
they shall be deemed to have a system in place to provide foreign nationals with support.
・Registered support organizations that have received the outsourcing of support cannot further outsource the implementation of support (it
may make use of interpreters, etc. within the scope of providing assistance through the implementation of support activities).

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Support Plan Outline (2) Immigration Services Agency of Japan

(1) Provide Advance Guidance
・Explain in person or by video call working conditions,
immigration procedures and the existence of security deposit
collection, etc. after the signing of employment contracts but
prior to applying for a Certificate of Eligibility or applying for
permission to change the status of residence
(2) Pick-up and Drop-off when Entering and Leaving
Japan
・Pick-up and drop-off between airport and office or
home when arriving
・Pick-up and drop-off and accompaniment to security
checkpoints at airport when returning
(3) Support with Contracts Necessary to Secure
Housing/Living
・Serving as joint guarantor, providing company
housing etc.
・Guidance on opening a bank account, and
establishing utility and mobile phone contracts, etc.

(4) Provide Life Orientation
・Explanation of Japanese rules and
manners, how to use public institutions,
contact information and disaster response
for smooth social life.
(5) Accompany for Official
Procedures
・As necessary, accompany for
residential registration, social
security and tax procedures etc., and
aid for document preparation
(6) Provide Opportunities to Learn Japanese
・Enrolment information for Japanese language
classes and provision of information on Japanese
learning materials etc.
(7) Respond to Questions and
Complaints
・With respect to consultations and
complaints about work and life,
provide necessary guidance and
advice in a language which can be
fully understood by the foreign
nationals

(8) Promote Exchanges with Japanese People
・Provide guidance and assist in the participation in
exchanges with local residents such as neighbourhood
associations, and local festivals etc.
(9) Support Change of Employment (in the event of staff
reduction etc.)
・Help to find work in the event that the accepting side cancels
the employment contract due to their own circumstances,
providing a letter of recommendation, and the granting of paid
leave for job hunting and necessary administrative procedures,
etc.
(10) Regular Interviews and Reporting to
Administrative Agencies
・The person responsible meets regularly with the
foreign national or their boss (at least once every
three months) and reports any violations of the Labor
Standards Act

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What are Registered Support Organizations? 出入国在留管理庁
Immigration Services Agency of Japan

Individual or Organization seeking to Register as a (4) After

登録支援機関になろうとする者
Registered Support Organization Registration Registered Support Organization

(1) Registration (3) Notice of

Application Registration
*Take in *Registered in Notification
person or mail registry (Support status,
change of details etc.) Support Outsourcing Contract
Implement all of Support
Regional Immigration (Outsource all of the support
Plan
plan)
Services Bureau

・Guidance and advice

(2) Confirmation of
Registration Requirements ・Report/document
submission request
・Cancellation of
registration Accepting Employment
Foreign Specified
Organization Contract Skilled Worker (i)

What are Registered Support Organizations?

○ Registered support organizations engage in outsourcing contracts with accepting organizations to provide all of the support based on support plans.
○ To become a registered support organization, it is necessary to be registered by the Commissioner of the Immigration Services Agency.
○ Registered organizations will be entered into the registered support organization registry, which is posted on the Immigration Services Agency
website.
○ Registration is for 5 years, with renewal possible.
○ An application fee is payable for registration (New registration – 28,400 yen; Renewal – 11,100 yen)
○ Registered support organizations must make various notifications, regular and as necessary, to the Commissioner of the Immigration Services Agency.

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 Notifications (Accepting Organizations and Registered Support Organizations) 出入国在留管理庁
Immigration Services Agency of Japan

Main Points
○ Accepting organizations and registered support organizations must make various notifications to the Commissioner of the
Immigration Services Agency irregularly or regularly (in accordance with the nature of each notification).
○ Failure to notify or making false reports by the accepting organization is subject to penalties.

■ Notifications of Accepting Organizations *Subject to guidance and /or penalties in the case of violations
[Irregular notifications]
・Notification of changes to specified skilled worker employment contracts, termination of contracts and the conclusion of new contracts
・Notification of changes to the support plan
・Notification of the conclusion of a support outsourcing contract, change of contract or termination of contract with a registered support
organization
・Notification of difficulty to accept specified skilled workers
・Notification of misconduct with respect to immigration or labor laws and regulations
[Regular notifications]
・Notification of acceptance status of specified skilled workers (e.g. total number of foreign specified skilled workers accepted, information such as name etc., number of days of activity,
location, business details etc.)
・Notification of the implementation status of support plans (e.g. content of consultations and response results) *except where all of the implementation of the support plan has been
outsourced to a registered support organization
・Notification of the activity status of specified skilled workers (e.g. remuneration payment status, number of employees leaving, number of missing people, cost of acceptance etc.)

[Regular Notifications]*Both accepting organizations and

■ Notifications of Registered Support Organization registered support organizations
○Notification quarterly within 14 days of the start of the
*Subject to guidance and/or cancellation of registration in the case of violations following quarter
[ Irregular notifications] (1) 1Q: January 1 to March 31
・Notification of changes to registration application items (2) 2Q: April 1 to June 30
(3) 3Q: July 1 to September 30
・Notification of the suspension, abolition or resumption of support services (4) 4Q: October 1 to December 31
[Regular notifications]
・Notification of support implementation status (e.g. name of specified skilled workers, name of accepting organization, details of consultations from
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 Specified Skilled Worker Councils by Field 出入国在留管理庁
Immigration Services Agency of Japan

Main Points

○ For the proper operation of the system, competent Ministry in each field establishes a Council for each specified industrial field.
○ These Councils strengthen the coordination of members, share systems and information so that local operators can accept the foreign Specified
Skilled Workers that they require, and raise awareness of legal compliance issues.

Illustration

All accepting organizations that

accept foreign Specified Skilled
Workers must participate in a
Council (Note)

Details of Activities

○ Sharing the purposes and best practices of systems for the acceptance of foreign Specified Skilled Workers
○ Awareness of legal compliance for organizations involved with certain Specified Skilled Workers
○ Understand and analyse information on changes in employment structures and economic conditions
○ Understand and analyse labor shortages by region
○ Examination and adjustment of measures to reduce the concentration of labor in metropolitan areas based on labor shortages and acceptance
status etc. (including making necessary requests to members when excessive concentrations are recognized)
○ Sharing of other information and issues, and consultation etc. for the smooth and proper implementation of accepting activities

Note: In the construction field, accepting organizations are required to belong to a corporation which is jointly established with the industry organization, and 17
this corporation is a member of the Council.
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Outline of Memorandum of Cooperation (MOC) for “Specified Skilled Workers” Immigration Services Agency of Japan

Basic Government Policy (Cabinet Decision, December 25, 2018)

Take necessary measures such as the preparation of intergovernmental bilateral arrangements etc. to prevent the intervention of malicious brokers that collect deposits etc.

Comprehensive Measures (FY2021 revised) (Ministerial Conference Decision, June 15, 2021)
○ Comprehensive measures to promote the smooth and appropriate acceptance of foreign workers : Elimination of malicious intermediary organizations, etc.
With respect to the status of residence of “Specified Skilled Worker”, efforts will be made to steadily move on information partnership and consultations with the countries that
have created the bilateral intergovernmental documents for construction of an information sharing framework for the purpose of eliminating malicious intermediary organizations,
based on the operational status of the system, and to revise the contents of the intergovernmental documents, where necessary. In addition, negotiations will be continuously
proceeded aiming for creating the same intergovernmental documents with countries that have not created such documents yet but are expected to send specified skilled workers.

Main Points of MOC

○ Sharing Information
Quickly share useful information to ensure the smooth and proper dispatch and acceptance of foreign Specified Skilled Workers. This information includes the following acts by
organizations in both countries involved in the recruitment and hiring of foreign Specified Skilled Workers.
●Collection of security deposit, setting penalties, human rights abuses, falsified documents, unfair collection of expenses etc.
○ Consultation on Problems
Discuss regularly and as necessary to correct issues where improvements are required for the proper operation of the system.

Illustration of MOC
Government of Japan Provider of Information
Provide Provide
information on MoJ information on
malicious agents
MHLW Regional Immigration Services Bureau
Other malicious agents

Country’s Share and Use Prefectural Labour Bureau Prefectural Police

Government Information
Propose and
consult on MOFA NPA Foreign Technical Intern Training Organization Etc.
response

Signees (13 countries)

(As of January 18, 2021)
Philippines (Mar. 19, 2019), Cambodia (Mar. 25, 2019), Nepal (Mar. 25, 2019), Myanmar (Mar. 28, 2019), Mongolia (Apr. 17, 2019),
Sri Lanka (Jun. 19, 2019), Indonesia (Jun. 25, 2019), Vietnam (exchanged documents Jul. 1, 2019), Bangladesh (Aug. 27, 2019),
Uzbekistan (Dec. 17, 2019), Pakistan (Dec. 23, 2019), Thailand (Feb. 4, 2020), India (Jan. 18, 2021)
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Operation Status of Specified Skilled Worker System (1) 出入国在留管理庁
Immigration Services Agency of Japan

Number of Specified Skilled Workers Residing in Japan (as of the end of January 2022; preliminary)

Number of Foreign Specified Skilled Workers (1) Residing in Japan 53,676 people
53,676
54,000
52,000
49,666 Field People
50,000
48,000 45,970 Nursing care 5,576
46,000
44,000
41,879 Building cleaning management 712
42,000
40,000 38,337 Machine parts & tooling industries 3,258
38,000
35,031
Industrial machinery industry 4,886
36,000
34,000 Electric, electronics and information 2,619
31,869
32,000
Industries
30,000 29,144
28,000 26,375
Construction industry 5,260
26,000 24,406
24,000 22,567 Shipbuilding and ship machinery industry 1,599
22,000 20,386
20,000 18,613 Automobile repair and maintenance 816
18,000
15,663 Aviation industry 40
16,000
14,000 12,877 Accommodation industry 119
12,000 10,361
10,000 8,769 Agriculture 6,714
8,000 5,950
6,000
Fishery & aquaculture 576
3,987
4,000
1,621 Manufacture of food and beverages 19,438
2,000 0 20 219
0
End End End End End End End End End End End End End End End End End End End End End End End End End End End End End End End End End End
Food service industry 2,063
Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan

2019 2020 2021 2022

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Immigration Services Agency of Japan

Operation Status of Specified Skilled Worker System (2)

Number of Specified Skilled Workers Residing in Japan (as of the end of December 2021; preliminary)
Number of Foreign Specified Skilled Workers (1) Residing in Japan 49,666 people
Breakdown of Number of Specified Skilled Workers by Prefectures
Prefecture Hokkaido Aomori Iwate Miyagi Akita Yamagata Fukushima Ibaraki Tochigi Gunma Saitama Chiba Tokyo Kanagawa Niigata Toyama Ishikawa Fukui Yamanashi Nagano Gifu Shizuoka Aichi Mie

Number 2,013 174 282 495 56 110 384 2,757 1,057 1,647 2,863 3,225 2,510 2,509 428 480 527 305 443 986 1,326 1,470 4,536 1,259
Composition
Ratio
4.1% 0.4% 0.6% 1.0% 0.1% 0.2% 0.8% 5.6% 2.1% 3.3% 5.8% 6.5% 5.1% 5.1% 0.9% 1.0% 1.1% 0.6% 0.9% 2.0% 2.7% 3.0% 9.1% 2.5%

Undecided
Prefecture Shiga Kyoto Osaka Hyogo Nara Wakayama Tottori Shimane Okayama Hiroshima Yamaguchi Tokushima Kagawa Ehime Kochi Fukuoka Saga Nagasaki Kumamoto Oita Miyazaki Kagoshima Okinawa Unknown

Number 570 927 2,646 1,976 272 140 132 179 971 1,944 386 227 911 753 228 1,974 326 431 1,065 425 283 620 438 0
Composition
Ratio
1.1% 1.9% 5.3% 4.0% 0.5% 0.3% 0.3% 0.4% 2.0% 3.9% 0.8% 0.5% 1.8% 1.5% 0.5% 4.0% 0.7% 0.9% 2.1% 0.9% 0.6% 1.2% 0.9% -

Breakdown of Number of Specified Skilled Workers by Specified Industry Fields

Electric,
Machine parts Industrial Shipbuilding and Automobile Manufacture of
Building cleaning electronics and Construction Accommodation Fishery & Food service
Field Nursing care
management
& tooling machinery
information industry
ship machinery repair and Aviation industry
industry
Agriculture
aquaculture
food and
industry
industries industry industry maintenance beverages
Industries

Number 5,155 650 3,066 4,365 2,371 4,871 1,458 708 36 121 6,232 549 18,099 1,985
Composition
10.4% 1.3% 6.2% 8.8% 4.8% 9.8% 2.9% 1.4% 0.1% 0.2% 12.5% 1.1% 36.4% 4.0%
Ratio

Breakdown of Number of Specified Skilled Workers by Nationality and Region

Nationality
Vietnam Philippines China Indonesia Myanmar Thailand Cambodia Nepal Others
Region

Number 31,721 4,607 3,889 3,694 2,294 1,034 990 668 769 (Note) When the first decimal place of the
Composition
composition ratio is 0, it means the ratio is
63.9% 9.3% 7.8% 7.4% 4.6% 2.1% 2.0% 1.3% 1.5% rounded off at the second decimal place.
Ratio
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Operation Status of Specified Skilled Worker System (3) 出入国在留管理庁
Immigration Services Agency of Japan

Implementation Status of Specified Skilled Worker Testing and Japanese Language Test (As of the end of December 2021; preliminary) (Note1)
Number of Examinees (people) Number of Successful Examinees (people)
Skill Test Location As of the end of Upper: Japan As of the end of Upper: Japan As of the end of Upper: Japan As of the end of Upper: Japan
December 2021 Lower: Overseas December 2021 Lower: Overseas June 2021 Lower: Overseas December 2020 Lower: Overseas
Japan, Overseas(7 countries) 24,848 16,409 11,572 5,195
Nursing care (Note 2) Philippines,Cambodia, Indonesia, 40,542 27,101 19,769 10,365
Nepal, Mongolia, Myanmar, Thailand 15,694 10,692 8,197 5,170
Japan, Overseas(3 countries) 1,385 1,045 766 573
Building cleaning management 2,002 1,053 1,057 864
( Philippines, Myanmar, Indonesia ) 617 458 291 291
Machine parts & tooling industries
Japan, Overseas(3 countries) 1,383 136 37 13
Industrial machinery industry 1,750 206 41 17
Electric, electronics and information Industries
( Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand ) 367 70 4 4
Japan, Overseas(2 countries) 617 419 103 100
Construction industry 646 443 127 100
( Philippines, Vietnam ) 29 24 24 -
Japan, Overseas(1 country) 39 36 15 12
Shipbuilding and ship machinery industry 53 43 22 19
( Philippines ) 14 7 7 7
Japan, Overseas(1 country) 1,024 604 234 38
Automobile repair and maintenance 1,089 651 266 64
( Philippines ) 65 47 29 26
Japan, Overseas(2 countries) 628 312 199 163
Aviation industry 783 414 343 265
( Philippines, Mongolia ) 155 102 102 102
Japan, Overseas(1 country) 6,125 3,040 2,375 2,123
Accommodation industry 6,363 3,125 2,835 2,208
( Myanmar ) 238 85 85 85
Japan, Overseas(7 countries) 6,206 5,434 1,114 344
Agriculture Philippines, Cambodia, Indonesia, 14,738 13,125 5,933 2,780
Myanmar, Thailand, Nepal, Mongolia 8,532 7,691 3,947 2,436
Japan, Overseas(1 country) 95 42 19 -
Fishery & aquaculture 270 117 72 22
( Indonesia ) 175 75 36 22
Japan, Overseas(2 countries) 12,885 8,906 5,177 3,316
Manufacture of food and beverages 16,182 11,601 7,431 5,300
( Philippines, Indonesia ) 3,297 2,695 2,184 1,984
Japan, Overseas(6 countries) 21,763 11,672 8,892 7,513
Food service industry Philippines, Cambodia, Indonesia, 24,722 13,610 10,388 8,552
Myanmar, Thailand, Nepal 2,959 1,938 1,458 1,039
76,998 48,055 31,756 19,390
Total 109,140 32,142
71,939 23,884
48,284 16,528
30,556 11,166

Number of Examinees (people) Number of Successful Examinees (people)

Japanese Language Test Location As of the end of Upper: Japan As of the end of
Upper: Japan
As of the end of Upper: Japan As of the end of Upper: Japan
Lower:
December 2021 Lower: Overseas December 2021 June 2021 Lower: Overseas December 2020 Lower: Overseas
Overseas
Japan Foundation Test for Basic Japanese Japan, Overseas(7 countries) 8,219 4,159 2,453 -
(JFT-Basic)
Philippines, Cambodia, Indonesia, 47,012 38,793
19,264 15,105
13,097 10,644
5,543 5,543
Nepal, Mongolia, Myanmar, Thailand
Note 1: Tests which have been conducted by the end of December, 2021 and of which results have been announced by 28 January, 2022 are included.
Note 2: The number of Japanese language test for Nursing Care is not included in the number of examinees and the number of successful examinees. 21
Basic Policy and Competent Ministry Ordinances, etc.

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 Outline of Basic Policy for the Operation of the System of Specified Skilled Worker Status of Residence

Basic Policy on the Operation of the Specified Skilled Worker Status of Residence System for the Establishment of a Proper System for the Specified Skilled
Worker Status of Residence (Revision of Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act Article 2-3)
１ Matters related to System In order to respond to a growing labor shortage, including within medium and small enterprises, and in conditions in which it is difficult to
Significance secure human resources even after national efforts to improve productivity and to secure domestic human resources, this system has
been developed to accept foreign nationals that have a certain level of expertise and skill in industrial fields and that are immediately
ready to work
(*) Confirmed by tests prescribed by
２ Matters related to Securing Human Resources with foreign nationals due to Shortages in Industrial Fields ３ Matters related to Required Human Resources the competent administrative agency

➢Fields Accepting Foreign Specified Skilled Workers Specified Skilled Worker (i) Specified Skilled Worker (ii)

Given the difficulty in securing human resources even after national efforts to improve productivity and to Requiring considerable expertise
・

Experienced skills (*)

Skill Standards and skill (*)
secure domestic human resources, industrial fields (specified industrial fields) can secure these lacking
human resources with foreign nationals １

Japanese language Basically, a level of some daily

➢Consideration of Local Circumstances concerning Lack of Human Resources ability conversation and no obstacles to daily
life, with Japanese language ability
－

Strive to take necessary measures so that employment is no excessively focused in metropolitan areas and necessary for work (*)

other specific areas Period of stay Up to a total of 5 years Period of stay must be renewed
➢Estimated Number Accepted Describes the expected number of acceptances over 5 years based on field-
Accompaniment by Basically not permitted Possible
specific management policies Family Members

４ Basic Matters related to the Coordination of related Administrative Agency Work

➢Domestic Initiatives Thoroughly eliminate malicious brokers by strengthening cooperative relationships with the Ministry of Justice and Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare etc.
➢Overseas Initiatives Take necessary measures such as the development of intergovernmental documents such as bilateral arrangements etc. to prevent intervention by malicious brokers such as
the collection of deposits etc.
➢Responding to Changes in Labour Shortages
〇The heads of relevant administrative agencies should continuously understand the condition of labor shortages in specified industrial fields. Where a change to labor shortage circumstances is
deemed to have occurred, future acceptance policies etc. shall be discussed by organizations related to the system and administrative authorities in the field. As necessary, relevant administrative
authorities shall meet to review the operation policies for each field and shall consider measures such as the suspension of the issue of Certificates of Eligibility or the removal of a field from
Ministerial Ordinances specifying specified industrial fields
〇In the absence of significant changes to economic circumstances, the expected number of acceptances over the next 5 years shall be the upper limit for the acceptance of foreign nationals under
this system
➢Handling of Security Issues
In order to avoid people going missing and security issues in the acceptance of foreign Specified Skilled Workers, organizations related to the system and administrative authorities in the field
should take necessary measures to grasp and link information
５ Important Matters related to System Operation
➢Support for foreign Specified Skilled Worker (i)
Support life orientation and learning Japanese for daily life, handle consultations and complaints from foreign nationals, and support the promotion of exchanges between Japanese people and
foreign nationals
When using Hello Work when changing jobs, conduct vocational consultations and introductions as appropriate, understanding the desired conditions at Hello Work and skill and Japanese
language levels etc.
➢Employment Status In principle direct employment on a full-time basis. Temporary employees can also be allowed in exceptional circumstances as specified in field-specific operating policies
➢Review of Basic Policy Consider two years after the enforcement of the revision of the Act and review if necessary 23
Outline of the policy on operation of the system pertaining to the "Specified
Skilled Worker" status of residence in the specified industrial fields 出入国在留管理庁
Immigration Services Agency of Japan

Policy on the operation of the system pertaining to the status of residence "Specified Skilled Worker" in the specified industrial fields in order to ensure proper operation of
the system pertaining to the status of residence "Specified Skilled Worker" in the applicable industrial field (Article 2-4, Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act)

１The particulars on the specified industrial fields

The industrial fields, which need to secure human resources to supplement the labor shortage through the employment of foreign nationals due to
the difficulty in securing domestic human resources

２ The particulars on the situation of the shortage of human resources in the specified industrial fields
➢The purpose of acceptance of the "Specified Skilled Worker" ➢Necessity of acceptance (including objective indices to decide the situation of
➢Efforts for improve productivity and secure domestic human the shortage of human resources)
resources ➢Expected number of acceptance
３ The particulars on the criteria for the human resources required in the specified industrial fields

Specified Skilled Worker (i) (all 14 industrial fields) Specified Skilled Worker (ii) (Construction industry, Shipbuilding and ship machinery
➢Skill standards (test category) industry)
➢Japanese language ability ➢Skill standards (test category)
４ The particulars on the measures for suspension of issuance of the certificates of eligibility or the measures for
recommencement of issuance when the expected number of acceptances exceeded the number to be accepted

➢The measures for suspension of acceptance of the "Specified Skilled Workers" when the expected number of acceptances over the next five years
is estimated to be exceeded
➢The measures for resume the acceptance when the necessity of securing human resources in the fields arose again after the measures for
suspension of acceptance had been taken in the certain specified industrial fields

５ Important particulars on operation of the system

➢Jobs which the "Specified Skilled Workers" engage in
➢The special conditions on Accepting Organizations
➢Employment form for the "Specified Skilled Workers"
➢The measures for handling security issues
➢The measures to prevent the "Specified Skilled Workers" from working excessively concentrating in metropolitan or other certain areas, 24
etc.
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Outline of Ministerial Ordinance to Accept New Foreign Nationals Immigration Services Agency of Japan

１ New Ministerial Ordinances (2 Ministerial Ordinances) ２ Revision of Existing Ministerial Ordinances (2 Ministerial Ordinances)
(1) Ordinance on Standards for Specified Skilled Workers (1) Ordinance on Landing Standards

○ Standards to be met by employment contracts between accepting ○ Standards for foreign nationals
organizations and foreign nationals ・ Be 18 years or older
・ Remuneration is at least equal to the amount that would be paid to a Japanese ・ Be in good health
person engaged in the same work ・ No security deposit has been collected
・ Be allowed to take leave to temporarily return to their home country ・ Has gone through relevant procedures where procedures
・ Where the foreign national cannot afford expenses to return home, this shall are set to be complied with in the dispatching country
be provided by the accepting organization, and the organization shall take measures ・ Specified Skilled Worker (i): Meets required skill level and
to ensure the smooth return home at the completion of the contract Japanese proficiency
etc. Note: Those who have successfully completed Technical Intern
Trainee (ii) are exempt
○ Standards to be met by accepting organizations themselves ・ Specified Skilled Worker (ii): Meets required skill level
・ Comply with labor, social insurance and tax-related laws and regulations etc.
・ Not cause workers engaged in the same tasks as foreign Specified Skilled
Workers to leave their job involuntarily within a one year period
・ Not allow a person to go missing within one year for reasons attributable to (2) Regulation for Enforcement of the Immigration Control and Refugee
the accepting organization Recognition Act
・ Not fall under any grounds for disqualification (no violations of immigration or
labor laws in the past 5 years etc.) ○ Regulations for the registration of Registered Support
・ Pay remuneration by direct transfer, etc. into a savings account Organizations etc.
・ Have a track record of accepting mid- to long-term foreign residents and ・ A support manager and supporters have been appointed
properly managing them, and have appointed a support manager and (may be concurrent)
supporters from among officers and employees (may be concurrent) (*) ・ A track record of accepting mid- to long-term foreign
・ Have a system to provide support in languages that can be fully understood by residents and properly managing them
foreign nationals (*) ・ Have a system to provide support in languages that can
・ Support managers not subject to disqualification (*) etc. be fully understood by foreign nationals etc.
Note: Standards marked with (*) above are not necessary where all support is outsourced to a
registered support organization ○ Notification items from accepting organizations etc.
○ Standards to be met by Support Plans ○ Other
*Specifying the support details described in the Basic Policy ・ The period of stay for Specified Skilled Worker (i) is a total
of 5 years
(2) Ordinance on Industrial Fields
・ The period of stay per visit (renewable) is
4, 6 or 12 months for Specified Skilled Worker (i)
○ Accepting fields, skill levels 6 months, 1 year, 3 years for Specified Skilled Worker (ii)
etc.
*defined to reflect the operating policy for each field
Note: Under the Cabinet Ordinance on the Acceptance of New Foreign Nationals, regulations were established for registration fees for registered support
organizations (28,400 yen for registration and 11,100 yen to renew) and for the reasons for refusal of registration for registered support organizations 25
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Standards for Foreign Specified Skilled Workers Immigration Services Agency of Japan

(Article 7, Paragraph 1, Item 2 of the Act, Landing Standards Ordinance)

■ Standards Common to Specified Skilled Worker (i) and Specified Skilled Worker (ii)
(1) Be 18 years or older
(2) Be in good health
(3) Have a passport issued by foreign government that guarantees to cooperate with the smooth enforcement of deportation
(4) No security deposit has been collected
(5) Where costs are paid to a foreign organization, agreement is made with the organization fully understanding the amount
and breakdown of costs
(6) Has gone through relevant procedures where procedures are set to be complied with in the dispatching country
(7) Regarding regular costs for foreign nationals such as food and living expenses, agreement shall be made with a full
understanding of benefits to be paid to cover such expenses, and other documentation or statements shall be provided to
show that the amount of said costs are actual and correct amounts
(8) Comply with standards specific to certain fields (*as specified in notifications provided by the competent Ministry in that
field)

■ Standards applying only to Specified Skilled Worker (i)

(1) Prove by testing or other evaluation methods that they have the necessary skills and Japanese ability (However, this is not
required for persons that have successfully completed Technical Intern Training (ii), and for whom the skills acquired
through Technical Intern Training are considered relevant to the skills required for the work in which they will be engaged)
(2) The total period of stay for Specified Skilled Worker (i) shall be less than 5 years

■ Standards applying only to Specified Skilled Worker (ii)

(1) Proved by testing or other evaluation methods that they have the necessary skills
(2) Technical Intern Trainees are deemed to work to transfer skills to their home country

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Accepting Organization Standards (1) 出入国在留管理庁
Immigration Services Agency of Japan

(Article 2-5, Paragraphs 1 and 2 of the Act, Article 1 of the Specified Skilled Worker Standard Ministerial Ordinance)

■ Standards to be Met by Specified Skilled Worker Employment Contracts

(1) Shall be engaged in work that requires skills specified by Ministerial Ordinance in the field
(2) Prescribed working hours shall be the same as the prescribed working hours for regular workers at the accepting
organization
(3) Remuneration shall be at least equal to the amount that would be paid to a Japanese person engaged in the same work
(4) There shall be no discrimination such as in the determination of remuneration, implementation of education and training,
use of welfare facilities or other treatment due to being a foreign national
(5) Shall be allowed to take leave to temporarily return to their home country
(6) Where the worker is to be dispatched as a temporary worker, the destination and period of dispatch shall be stipulated
(7) Where the foreign national cannot afford expenses to return home, this shall be provided by the accepting organization,
and the accepting organization shall take measures to ensure the smooth return home at the completion of the contract
(8) The accepting organization shall take all necessary measures for the health and living conditions of the foreign national
(9) Comply with standards specific to the field (*specified in notifications from the competent Ministry in the field)

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 Accepting Organization Standards (2) 出入国在留管理庁
Immigration Services Agency of Japan

(Article 2-5, Paragraphs 3 and 4 of the Act, Article 2 Paragraph 1 of the Specified Skilled Worker Standard Ministerial Ordinance)

■ Standards to be Met by Accepting Organizations

(1) Comply with labor, social insurance and tax laws and regulations
(2) Not cause workers engaged in the same tasks as foreign Specified Skilled Workers to leave their job involuntarily within a one year period
(3) Not allow a person to go missing within one year for reasons attributable to the accepting organization
(4) Not fall under any grounds for disqualification (no violations of immigration or labor laws in the past 5 years, etc. )
(5) Create documentation detailing the activities of foreign Specified Skilled Workers and maintain for at least one year from the completion date of the
employment contract
(6) Not conclude an employment contract where the accepting organization is recognized as collecting a security deposit from the foreign national, etc.
(7) The accepting organization shall not have concluded contracts, etc. which set penalties
(8) Not directly or indirectly burden foreign nationals with support expenses
(9) In the case of dispatched workers, the dispatching organization shall be engaged in the relevant field and shall be deemed appropriate, in addition to meeting
standards (1) through (4)
(10) Take measures to provide notification of the establishment of worker accident insurance
(11) Have an appropriate system in place to continue to fulfil employment contracts
(12) Pay remuneration by direct transfer, etc. into a savings account
(13) Comply with standards specific to the field (*specified in notifications from the competent Ministry in the field)

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 Accepting Organization Standards (3) 出入国在留管理庁
Immigration Services Agency of Japan

(Article 2-5, Paragraph 3 of the Act, Article 2 Paragraph 2 of the Specified Skilled Worker Standard Ministerial Ordinance)

■ Standards to be Met by Accepting Organizations Themselves (Support System related)

*Where all support is outsourced to a registered support organization, the following standards shall be met.

(1) Corresponding with any of the following.

(a) Have a track record of accepting and properly managing mid- to long-term foreign residents (with work qualifications only) over the past two
years and have appointed a support manager and supporters (at least one per office. The same shall apply below) from among officers and
employees (the support manager and supporter may serve concurrently. The same shall apply below)
(b) Have appointed a support manager and supporters from among officers and employees with experience in life consultation for mid- to long-
term foreign residents (with work qualifications only) over the past two years
(c) Have appointed a support manager and supporters from among officers and employees that can properly implement support activities at the
same level as (a) or (b)
(2) Have a system which can implement support in languages that can be fully understood by foreign nationals
(3) Create documentation detailing the support activities and maintain them for at least one year from the completion date of the employment
contract
(4) The support manager and supporter are able to neutrally implement the support plan and do not fall under disqualification grounds.
(5) Not neglect support based on support plan within 5 years
(6) Have a system where the support manager or supporter conducts regular interviews with the foreign national or persons in a position to
supervise them
(7) Comply with standards specific to the field (*specified in notifications from the competent Ministry in the field)

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 Support Plan Standards 出入国在留管理庁
Immigration Services Agency of Japan

(Article 2-5, Paragraphs 6, 7 and 8 of the Act, Articles 3 and 4 of the Specified Skilled Worker Standard Ministerial Ordinance)

■ Standards to be Met by Support Plans

(1) Set out the following (a) through (e) in the Support Plan
(b) Outsourcing contract details when all support is outsourced to a registered
(a) Support details
support organization
・ Provide information prior to entering Japan on matters to be aware of in Japan
(c) Outsourcing contract details when outsourced to a party other than a registered
・ Pick up and drop off foreign nationals at the airport, etc. when they enter/leave the
support organization
country
(d) Name and title of support manager and supporters
・ Provide appropriate support for securing housing, such as acting as guarantor for
(e) Matters specific to the field
lease contracts, and provide necessary support for the contracting of items necessary
(2) Support plans are created in Japanese and in a language that can be fully
for life such as the opening of savings accounts and the use of mobile phones etc.
understood by the foreign national, and a copy is delivered to the foreign national
・ Provide information after entering Japan on general life in Japan
(3) Support contributes to the proper residence of foreign nationals, and can be
・ Accompany foreign nationals in registration procedures etc.
properly implemented by the accepting organization
・ Provide opportunities to learn Japanese necessary for daily life
(4) The provision of information prior to entering Japan is carried out in person or by
・ Offer consultations/complaint handling, advice and guidance
video conference etc.
・ Provide support to promote exchange between foreign nationals and Japanese people
(5) The provision of information and support such as consultations and complaint
・ When canceling an employment contract for reasons not attributable to the foreign
handling, etc. are conducted in a language that can be fully understood by the
national, provide support for activities to find a new place of employment
foreign national
・ The support manager or supporter shall regularly meet with the foreign national and
(6) When support is partially outsourced to another party, the scope of the
persons in a position to supervise them and shall notify relevant administrative
consignment is clearly specified
agencies in the event of an issue arising such as a violation of labor related laws etc.
(7) Comply with standards specific to the field (*specified in notifications from the

competent Ministry in the field)

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 Reasons for the Refusal of Registration as a Registered Support Organization 出入国在留管理庁
Immigration Services Agency of Japan

(Article 19-26 of the Act, Articles 5 of the Enforcement Order, and Articles 19-20 and 19-21 of the Enforcement Regulations)

■ Reasons for the Refusal of Registration as a Registered Support Organization

*Registration is allowed for corporations and individuals that do not correspond to any of the following reasons for refusal of registration.
(1) Parties that have been punished by relevant laws, and for which the execution of such punishment or the end of such execution was completed within
the past 5 years
(2) Parties that can no longer properly provide support due to physical or mental breakdown, or that have not been reinstated following a decision to
commence bankruptcy proceedings
(3) Parties that have had their registration as a registered support organization canceled within the past 5 years (including persons that were canceled
officers of corporations)
(4) Parties that have violated immigration or labor laws or have committed remarkably unjust acts within 5 years of the application for registration
(5) Parties applicable to reasons established for the elimination of organized crime group members
(6) In the case of trainers at accepting organizations or implementing organizations in Technical Intern Training system, parties that have allowed people to
go missing over the past year
(7) Parties that have not appointed a support manager or supporters (the support manager and support may serve concurrently)
(8) Parties that do not correspond to any of the following
(a) Parties with a proven track record of accepting and properly managing mid- to long-term foreign residents (only with work qualifications) in the past
2 years
(b) Parties with experience in providing various consulting services to foreign nationals residing in Japan and engaged in work for remuneration in the
past 2 years
(c) Parties with support managers or supporters that have a certain amount of experience in providing life consultation services for mid- to long-term
foreign residents (only with work qualifications) for more than 2 of the past 5 years
(d) Parties able to properly carry out support work to the same extent as (a) through (c)
(9) Parties that have not established a system to provide support such as information and consultations, etc. to foreign nationals in a language that they
can fully understand
(10) Parties that do not create documentation of the status of support operations and maintain them for one year or more from the completion date of
the employment contract
(11) Parties for whom the support manager or supporter has certain convictions making them fall under grounds for disqualification
(12) Parties that have directly or indirectly burdened foreign nationals with expenses required for support
(13) Parties that do not show the amount and breakdown of expenses of the accepting organization at the conclusion of support contracts
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Comprehensive Measures for Acceptance and
Coexistence of Foreign Nationals

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 出入国在留管理庁
Framework for Accepting Foreign Nationals Immigration Services Agency of Japan

Comprehensive Measures for Acceptance and Coexistence of Foreign nationals (FY2021 revised)
～Realizing a society of harmonious coexistence where Japanese people and foreign nationals can live comfortably and safely
together by properly accepting foreign nationals into society (197 measures)～

Listening to opinions and awareness-raising

activities, etc. to realize a society of Support according to life stages and life Smooth and appropriate acceptance of
harmonious coexistence with foreign situations foreign nationals
nationals

Support for smooth communication and Construction of the residency management

Safety net and support, etc. for foreign
information collection system as a foundation for a society of
nationals in time of emergency
harmonious coexistence

Technical Intern
Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act
Training Act
・Basic government policy
・Operational policies by
field (14 fields)
Spouse or Child of Japanese National

(Specialized and Technical Fields)

Temporary Visitor (Tourists etc.)

Qualified Foreign Workers

Technical Intern Trainees

International students etc.

Specified Skilled
Worker
New

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Outline of the Comprehensive Measures for Acceptance and Coexistence of Foreign Nationals (FY2021 revised) Ministerial Conference on Acceptance and Coexistence of Foreign Nationals

 As of the end of 2020, the number of foreign nationals residing in Japan was 2.89 million. The number of foreign workers as of the end of October 2020 was 1.72 million (a record high).
 Formulated from the point of view of further enhancing the environment for the acceptance of foreign nationals also based on the issues identified due to the spread of COVID-19, etc. (197 policies).
 The government will work together to continue to steadily implement the relevant measures and enhance the Comprehensive Measures.

Listening to opinions and awareness-raising activities, etc. to realize a society of

harmonious coexistence with foreign nationals
(1) Building a framework to listen to opinions of Japanese and foreign nationals
 Formulation of work schedule for medium to long-term issues and measures, etc. to be addressed to realize a society of harmonious
coexistence <Policy 1>
 Listening to the opinions that contribute to the planning and drafting of harmonious coexistence measures through the “Meeting to Listen to
Voices of Our people” and “opinion box”, etc. <Policy 2>
(2) Implementation of awareness-raising and other activities
 Implementation of human rights awareness-raising activities in order to realize an inclusive society where all people support mutually and
value each other’s human rights <Policy 7>
 Implementation of publicity of human rights counseling, and investigation and remedy procedures available in multiple languages <Policy 8>
Support for smooth communication and information collection
(1) Provision of administrative and living information in multiple languages and plain Japanese, and development of counseling systems
 Consideration of measures to promote the establishment of one-stop consulting counters by the local governments <Policy 9>
 Taking effective and efficient supporting measures for creating an environment for acceptance of foreign nationals to Japanese society, and
providing relevant information to the local organizations by FRESC <Policy 10>
(2) Enhancement of Japanese language education (realization of smooth communication)
 Creation of guidebooks for the utilization of the “framework of reference for the Japanese language education”, and creation of the “Can do
for foreign nationals as residents” indicating the content of education in the fields of life <Policy 21>
 Promotion of the utilization of the “framework of reference for the Japanese language education” and the creation of systems to fortify the
Japanese language education environment to be carried out by prefectures, etc. in cooperation with relevant organizations <Policy 22>
 Enhancement of life situations based on the “framework of reference for the Japanese language education” on the Japanese language
education site “Connect and Enhance Your Life in Japanese” <Policy 23>
 Enhancement and dissemination of training programs for Japanese language teachers to workers, and development and dissemination of
ICT teaching materials for smooth implementation of “essential educational contents” required for the development of Japanese language
teachers <Policy 27>
 Consideration of the legislation of qualifications of Japanese language teachers and mechanisms to maintain and improve the level of
Japanese language education by Japanese language education institutions <Policy 28>
 Dissemination and promotion of utilization of bi-directional educational video training materials and guidebooks in workplaces for Japanese
employees and foreign national employees <Policy 32>
Support according to life stages and life situations
(1) Promotion and support of measures for multicultural coexistence in local communities
 Identification of the current status and issues of activities of foreign national supporters, etc. and establishment of a network of foreign
national supporters <Policy 34>
 Promotion of efforts of local governments and NPOs, etc. to build a society of harmonious coexistence through cooperation with JICA <Policy
39>
(2) Improvement of the environment on life services
 Placement of staff members capable of responding in foreign languages in the police and promotion of responses concerning various
procedures in foreign languages <Policy 50>
 Promotion of dissemination and publicity of the “Guide for foreigners looking to rent”, etc. that can be utilized when looking for apartments
<Policy 56>
 Support for smooth account opening by foreign nationals at financial institutions (distribution of leaflets for foreign nationals in 14 languages,
dissemination for the prevention of involvement in financial crimes, etc.) <Policy 58>
(3) Measures for foreign national children
 Establishment of Japanese language teaching system, etc. in schools for foreign pupils and students, etc. <Policy 66>
 Collaboration between the school-age children registration system and the Basic Resident Registration system, and integrated management
and identification of the school enrollment status of foreign children <Policy 69>
(4) Supporting employment for international students, etc.
 Support for online education for foreign international students in their home countries in preparation for prolonged COVID-19 and new risks
<Policy 79>
 Deployment of the “Handbook for the Employment of International Students and Empowerment After Hiring” to local governments and
support organizations, etc. <Policy 82>
 Consistent employment support through reinforced cooperation between universities and Hello Work, and sharing of information on good
practices, etc. with universities and relevant organizations across the country <Policy 95>
(5) Ensuring an appropriate work environment
 Multilingualization of audiovisual materials for foreign workers (14 languages) <Policy 98>
 Provision of training aimed at improving communication skills in Japanese workplaces, etc., and creation of model training curriculum, etc.
<Policy 104>
(6) Promotion of enrollment in social insurance, etc.
 Implementation of personal identification and insurance qualification check by utilizing the Individual Number Cards in medical institutions,
etc. <Policy 110>
Safety net and support, etc. for foreign nationals in time of emergency
(1) Information dissemination and support in time of emergency such as a disaster, etc.
 Dissemination of “Safety tips”, etc. and development of an environment for accurate information transmission by the revision of the
multilingual dictionary <Policy 114>
(2) Support for prevention COVID-19 and smooth vaccination, etc.
 Provision of information etc. to higher education institutions and Japanese language education institutions that contributes to the prevention
of COVID-19 <Policy 118>
 Promotion of efforts to enhance and strengthen information dissemination, including aggregation and sharing of information on Influencers,
etc. identified by each ministry and agency <policy 119>
 Request for strict implementation of measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in workplaces to the labor and management organizations
<Policy 120>
 Implementation of screening by utilizing simple antigen kits, etc. in Japanese language education institutions with a large number of
international students, professional training colleges, etc., and workplaces employing foreign nationals, and implementation of prompt and
flexible PCR testing, etc. of broad contact persons when a coronavirus-positive person is found <Policy 121>
 Dissemination and publicity of vaccination to foreign residents, ensured delivery of vaccination notice, and securing consultation and
response systems in multiple languages <Policy 122>
 Offering information and holding of events on COVID-19 on the “Open for Professionals” Platform <Policy 125>
 Employment support in cooperation between the relevant organizations supporting needy international students and Hello Work, and
dissemination of support content <Policy 126>
 Dissemination of information in plain Japanese and multiple languages and implementation of the measures based on the content of the
discussions at the Advisory Committee on the Health and Hygiene Environment as the COVID-19 measures in schools for foreign students
<Policy 128>
Smooth and appropriate acceptance of foreign nationals
(1) Employment support for specified skilled workers and other measures
 Promotion of utilization of the Specified Skilled Worker System by holding job fair in Japan and overseas information sessions, etc.
<Policy 123 (reposted)>
(2) Smooth implementation of skill exams and Japanese language tests of the Specified Skilled Worker, and dissemination and smooth
utilization of the Specified Skilled Worker System, etc.
 Implementation and promotion of skill exams and Japanese language tests, and consideration of utilization of new Japanese language tests
by the relevant ministries and agencies in the fields <Policy 134>
 Furthering implementation of the Specified Skilled Worker (ii) skill exams, and consideration of the addition of fields covered in the Specified
Skilled Worker (ii) and the organization of business categories <Policy 141>
(3) Elimination of malicious intermediary organizations, etc.
 Indirect support for efforts in Japan by utilizing expertise, etc. gained through technical cooperation for developing countries <Policy 156>
(4) Expansion of the Japanese language education base abroad
 Promotion of efforts to reinforce the foundation for Japanese language education through the Japan Foundation and to disseminate
attractiveness of Japanese culture and society, etc. <Policy 161>
Construction of the residency management system as a foundation for a society of
harmonious coexistence
(1) Implementation of smooth and expedited procedures for the status of residence
 Consideration of measures to improve the convenience of electronic payment, etc. of fees for residence procedures, etc. <Policy 163>
 Realization of online application by foreign nationals themselves and consideration of expansion of procedures to be made online <Policy
164>
 Consideration of integration of the residence cards and the Individual Number Cards toward the commencement of issuance within FY2025
<Policy 166>
(2) Strengthening residency management network
 Organization of information on the places of residence of foreign residents in cooperation between the relevant ministries and agencies and
local governments, etc. <Policy 170>
(3) Accurate management of international student enrollment
 Stricter status of residence examinations, such as not permitting the acceptance of international students, for universities, etc. that do not
appropriately manage international student enrollment <Policy 179>
(4) Further optimization of Technical Intern Training Program
 Optimization of Technical Intern Training Program by strengthening investigations conducted in cooperation between the Immigration
Services Agency and the Organization for Technical Intern Training, etc. <Policy 97 (reposted)>
 Strengthening of onsite inspections as measures against disappearance of the technical intern trainees and termination of new acceptance
from the sending organizations with a large number of missing technical intern trainees <Policy 184>
 Confirmation of equal remuneration between the technical intern trainees and Japanese nationals, etc., and thorough dissemination of work-
style reform related laws <Policy 186>
 Steady implementation of employment transfer support for the dismissed technical intern trainees by the supervising organizations, and
appropriate employment support through continual identification of status of the technical intern trainees <Policy 187>
 Preferential treatment of implementing organizations that secure living environments for the technical intern trainees in consideration of their
privacy and prevention of infection <Policy 188>
(5) Strengthening of measures against illegal foreign residents
 Effective implementation of detection by strengthening the functions to collect and analyze the information on the Notified Foreign National
Employment Status, etc. <Policy 189>
Notes 1: Underlines indicate changes from the Comprehensive Measures (FY2020 revised). 2: The Policy Nos. in red indicate new policies.
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 〔Detailed Version〕Comprehensive Measures for Acceptance and Coexistence of Foreign nationals
In recent years, the number of foreign nationals residing in Japan has increased (2.83 million), and the number of foreign workers in Japan has also rapidly increased (1.46 million). A new
status of residence has been established (enforced from April 2019)
⇒ In December 2018, the government introduced the “Comprehensive Measures for Acceptance and Coexistence of Foreign nationals” as part of its effort to enhance appropriate and
smooth acceptance of foreign nationals and in order to promote the development of an environment for realizing a society of harmonious coexistence with foreign nationals.
In line with the direction of “Enhancement of Comprehensive Measures for Acceptance and Coexistence of Foreign nationals” formulated in June 2019, the government has revised the
Comprehensive Measures. Continuously, the relevant ministries and agencies will work together to steadily implement and enhance the Comprehensive Measures.
Listening to opinions and awareness-raising activities etc. to realize a society of
harmonious coexistence with foreign nationals
(1) Building a framework to listen to opinions of Japanese and foreign nationals
○ Continuously listen to opinions from a broad range of stakeholders at the Meeting to Listen to
“Voices of Our people” (continuous exchange of opinions with local governments), enhance the
general organization by development of the system for Accepting Environmental Coordinator
(2) Implementation of awareness-raising activities
○ Implement human rights awareness-raising activities to realize a “cohesive society” where all
people support mutually and value each other’s human rights
Efforts aimed at promoting appropriate and smooth acceptance of foreign nationals
(1) measures to prevent the concentration of specified skilled workers in metropolitan areas and
other specific areas
○ Promote job matching support connecting foreign workers seeking employment to
companies in the region （financial support for local governments that perform job matching in
the Care Worker field, mediation for job offers and job seeking by the organization for specified
skilled workers in the construction field, implementing of model project through collaboration
between the local governments and the Public Employment Security Offices (Hello Work)）
○ Publicizing of the advantages of working in the regional areas in cooperation with local
governments and promote provision of support to the regions through the subsidies for
preparations for an environment for the acceptance of foreign nationals
○ Active support for voluntary, proactive and leading efforts by the local governments through
Subsidy Program for Promotion of Regional Revitalization （collection of reference cases,
horizontal deployment etc.）
(2)Smooth implementation for skill exams and Japanese language tests of the Specified Skilled
Worker
○ To expand opportunity to take skill exams on the Specified Skilled Worker（enabling
temporary visitor to take the exams), and prevention of fraud in the Japanese language tests
○ To enhance methods for disseminating information on the Specified Skilled Worker skill exams
and Japanese language tests (provision of the latest information in multiple languages on the
Ministry of Justice website. Multilingual websites for the relevant organizations)
(3) Excluding malicious intermediary organizations (brokers)
○ To agree on bilateral intergovernmental documents and share information based on them
○Rigorous exclusion of malicious intermediary organizations (brokers) etc. through reinforced
cooperation among the relevant organizations such as the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Embassies
and Consulates), the National Police Agency, the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of Health, Labour
and Welfare and the Organization for Technical Intern Training, as well as imposing strict
immigration examination
(4)Expand supports for Japanese language educational infrastructure overseas
○ To Promote the implementation of Japan Foundation Test for Basic Japanese (JFT-Basic)
necessary for living and working in Japan
○Enhance supports for Japanese language educational infrastructure overseas through the Japan
Foundation, etc. (training of local teachers, supports for activities of local institutions)
○ To enhance disseminating information through the Japanese Embassies and Consulates, ensure
accurate and effective public relations on the Specified Skilled Worker in collaboration with the
Japanese Embassies and Consulates
(revised) Outline (Provisional Translation)
December 20, 2019
Ministerial Conference on
Acceptance and Coexistence of
Foreign nationals
Support for foreign nationals as residents
(1)Create livable local communities
①Provide multilingual information on administrative procedures and living, and develop a structure of counseling
○ Expand support to local governments for one-stop consulting counters （expansion of the scope of the subsidies to
all local governments and to multiple local government’s cooperation, corresponding to consultation from Japanese
nationals contributing coexistence）
○ Establishment of the “Center for Harmonious Coexistence with Foreign Nationals” (provisional name) consolidating the
related departments of the Immigration Services Agency, the Japan Legal Support Center (“Houterasu”), human rights
organs, the Public Employment Security Offices(“Hello Work”), visa information desk, JETRO and others （promoting foreign
nationals’ employment in rural areas, responding to inquiries from the one-stop consulting counters, training for local
government officials, trial implementation of interpretation support services）
○ Prepare and utilize a “Guidebook on Living and Working” (14 languages and “Plain Japanese” ) for safe and secure living
and working in Japan
○ Create guideline for utilization of “Plain Japanese”
○ Efforts aimed at realizing AI simultaneous interpretation and expanding supported languages concerning multilingual
speech translation technology
②Promote and support measures for multicultural coexistence in local communities
○ Active support for voluntary, proactive and leading efforts by the local governments through Subsidy Program for
Promotion of Regional Revitalization （collection of reference cases, horizontal deployment etc.） (reposted)
○ Train personnel and organizations involved in providing for foreign nationals and build networks
(2) Improve the environment on life services
① Develop an environment to provide medical care, health and welfare services
○ Promote the reliable medical system, which is accessible for foreign patients in any residential areas, by promoting the use of telephone
interpreters and multilingual translation systems, developing manuals for the acceptance of foreign patients in medical institutions, and
establishing regional countermeasure council, etc.,
○ Placement of medical interpreters and medical coordinators and supporting multilingualization of information to
local hub medical institutions
○ Reduce the occurrence of unpaid medical charges by checking foreign nationals who have a record of unpaid medical charges under a
strict immigration control
○ Appropriately implement pre-entry screening for tuberculosis to prevent the spread of infectious diseases
② Enhance spread information and support at the time of a disaster
○ Promote dissemination of disaster and weather information in 14 languages through Japan Meteorological Agency(JMA) website and
“Safety tips” which disseminates Earthquake Early Warnings and public protection information
○ Multilingualize responses to the emergency number “119” through three-way simultaneous interpretation, use a multilingual speech
translation application for ambulance service, train Information Coordinators for foreign disaster victims
③ Enhance traffic safety measures, and responses to accidents and incidents, consumer problems, legal problems, human
rights issues, and requests for advice by the needy
○ Requests for procedures to obtain a driving license to be provided in multiple languages（the driving license tests,
procedures to change from a foreign driving license to a Japanese driving license）
○ Multilingualize responses to “Dial 110” calls , and responses at the sites of accidents and incidents
○ Multilingualize support at consumer affairs centers (Consumer Hotline-188), JLSC (Japan Legal Support Center), human
rights bodies , and consultation services by the needy
④ Prepare an environmentand support for securing housing
○ Disseminate practical service manuals for landlords and rental agencies, rented housing standard contracts in foreign languages, etc.
(supported in 14 languages including “Plain Japanese”)
○ Promote registration, provision of housing information, and housing support on rental housing that are intended for the promotion of
smooth move-in for persons requiring housing support, including foreign nationals
⑤ Improveuser-friendly financial and telecommunication services
○ Prepare an environment to facilitate the opening of accounts by foreign nationals at banks and other financial institutions
(publication of leaflets in 14 languages, appropriate management of bank accounts through keeping track of the period of stay by financial
institutions）
○ Promote multilingual services at the time of entering into contract for mobile phones, widespread knowledge to the
effect that a person’s identity can be verified through presentation of a residence card
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(3) Realization of smooth communication (Enhance Japanese language education)
○ Enhance Japanese language education for foreign nationals as residents（preparation of a comprehensive system to
reinforce the Japanese language education environment in the region, expansion of supported languages of ICT learning
teaching materials）
○ Promote the establishment of evening classes at public junior high schools and enhance educational activities
○ Create framework for Japanese language education based on CEFR (Common European Framework of Reference for
Languages: Learning, teaching, assessment)
○ Development, enhancement, and spread of training / retraining programs for Japanese language teachers, and improve
new qualifications to prove the attributes and abilities of Japanese language teachers
○ Support evaluation for Japanese communication skills in working situations of foreign workers （creation of
definition for communication ability and evaluation tools and provision to each company as a model)
(4) Measures for foreign national children
○ Promote appropriate support for foreign national children at day care centers and others
○ Ensure school attendance of foreign children and pupils properly（spreading of the best examples of understanding of
school attendance status and promoting of school attendance based on result of “survey for school attendance of foreign
national children” , support for local governments that provide meticulous guidance such as Japanese language education）
○ Steadily improve the Fixed Number of Teachers Required for Japanese Language Teaching based on the Law Concerning
Class-Size and the Standard of the Number of School Personnel in Public Compulsory Education Schools, and support the
assignment of Japanese language teaching assistants or mother tongue supporters
○ Improve the competency of teachers and others (promotion of nationwide training through the development of training
instructors and dispatch of instructors to training sessions organized by the local governments, and other measures)
○ Support local governments that provide Career education for senior high school students and others in collaboration
with regional companies and NPOs, and ensure learning opportunities
(5) Support employment for international students, etc.
○ Publicize information on the public notice on “Designated Activities”(No.46) in order to increase employment
opportunities for international students who have graduated from Japanese universities
○ Promotion of employment for international students who graduate in autumn (promotion of year-round recruitment,
notifying on the status of “Designated Activities” that allow international students who have been offered a job to stay until
employment to companies)
○ Promote “Program for Training Foreign Nationals in Japanese Food Culture” which expanded the coverage of jobs
available for international students who have graduated from cooking or confectionery technical schools
○ Further simplification of the documents required for the applications for residence when getting a job in small or
medium-sized business or other businesses
○ Accredit by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology programs at universities to promote
employment , etc.
○ Sharing a checklist and best practices in order to promote flexibility in the recruitment process and treatment after
hiring by responding to the diversity of the international students, dissemination from the relevant ministries and
agencies to economic organizations and universities
○ Request publication of the employment rate of international students, prioritize allocation of scholarships to educational
institutions depending on the status of employment support efforts and employment situation , enhance support for study
abroad / Japanese language learning to secure nursing care personnel
○ Allocate coordinators nationwide who provide prompt and efficient recruiting assistance to small and medium sized
enterprises
○ Provide information at job fairs and other related events n Japan and overseas, for those interested in internship
matching or employment in Japanese companies
○ To promote acceptance of internship of international student in Japan and from overseas（briefing session and
seminar at the “Center for Harmonious Coexistence with Foreign Nationals”(provisional name) ）
○ Develop guidelines for promotion of appropriate use of internships and publicize information about internships
(6) Ensure an appropriate work environment
① Ensure proper working conditions and employment management, guarantee industrial health and safety
○ Develop the structure of the labor standards inspection offices and Public Employment Security Offices ( Hello Work),
strengthen the onsite inspection capacity of the Organization for Technical Intern Training
○ Expand advice structure and promote multilingualization at the “Foreign Workers Consultation Corner（Advisor for
Foreign Workers）” ,“Telephone Consultation Service for Foreign Workers” and the “Advice Hotline on Labor Conditions”
(supported in 14 languages)
○ Create a new app for the Technical Intern Trainee Handbook which is distributed at the time of entry, so that Technical
Interns can obtain information they need to know on a timely basis
○ Multilingualize safety and health education materials for foreign workers, creation of teaching materials for danger
experience by VR technology
② Support stable local employment
○ Promote multilingual responses at Hello Work (supported in 14 languages) and support local
reemployment , implement vocational training for settled foreign nationals
○ Expand the implementation region and targets for training businesses aimed at gaining an
understanding of business etiquette and the improvement of communication in the Japanese workplace
(7) Promote enrollment in social insurance, etc.
○ Promote enrollment in social insurance through the provision of information from the Ministry of Justice
to the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, etc.
○ Secure proper use of Health Care Insurance (in principle, introduce a domestic residency requirement as
a rule to recognize dependents, respond to inappropriate cases, etc.)
○ Improve the tax payment environment such as support for reliable performance of the tax obligation
Construction of a new residency management system
(1) Implement smooth and expedited procedures for the status of residence
○ Expand online applications for status of residence procedures by the accepting companies, etc.
(application for certificate of eligibility, application for change of status of residence, application for
certificate of authorized employment, etc.), and enforce standard processing periods
○ Promote smooth acquisition and renewal of the Individual Number Cards, and consider the integration
of the residence cards and the Individual Number Cards
(2) Strengthen residence management network
○ Consider online linking between the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare
to promote the sharing of information to accurately grasp the situation of residence and employment of
foreign nationals
○ Build a mechanism to accurately grasp employment situation by industry, occupation, status of
residence, etc., and improve / utilize official statistics
○ Strengthen immigration and residency management system in the Immigration Services Agency
(3) Accurate management of international students enrolment
○ Stricter examinations of status of residence, such as not to allow universities and other educational
institutions with improper management of the enrolment of international students to accept international
students, and to create the
same standards to Japanese language educational institutions
○ Share information on Japanese language education institutions among the related organizations and
utilize such information in the examinations by the Ministry of Justice and visa screening by the Ministry of
Foreign Affairs
(4) Further optimization of Technical Intern Training Program
○ Share information on Technical Intern Trainees known by the Immigration Services Agency to enhance
on-site inspection capabilities of Organization for Technical Intern Training
○ Consider measures to share directly with Technical Intern Trainees how to respond in the event of fraud
and the possibilities of becoming involved in crime after disappearance etc.
○ Strengthen efforts to prevent the disappearance of technical intern trainees（efforts such as
suspension of acceptance for a certain period of time with regard to implementing organizations that are
at fault for the disappearances）, check strictly the requirements including the same amount of
remuneration to Japanese workers, disseminate that technical intern trainees can change their training
sites in case of such as human rights violations
(5) Strengthen measures against illegal foreign residents
○ Eliminate illegal foreign residents thoroughly by strengthening cooperation among the relevant agencies,
such as the National Police Agency, Ministry of Justice, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
○ Implement careful examinations of provisional release guarantors and optimize the setting of amounts
for temporary deposits
○ Utilize the return-home support program of the International Organization for Migration (IOM), thereby
reinforcing efforts to promote voluntary departure of those who resist deportation
○ Consider effective deportation methods as well as legislative and other measures, building upon the
discussion of “the Expert Meeting on Detention and Deportation”
*Underlined portions show changes from Dec 2018 Comprehensive Measures
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 Accepting Environment Coordinator 出入国在留管理庁
Immigration Services Agency of Japan

１．Establishment of Accepting Environment Coordinators

○Accepting Environment Coordinators have been assigned at immigration offices to improve the accepting environment for
foreign nationals.

２．Major Roles
Contact point for local governments
○Listen to opinions from organizations, including local governments, related to the establishment of accepting environments
for foreign nationals
○Respond to consultations from local governments, provide information and implement training, etc. on the establishment and
operation of consultation services for foreign residents

Promote various measures for the realization of social

integration for foreign nationals
Contact Information
Office Names Address Contact No. Name of Agency Address Contact No.
Sapporo Third Joint Government Bldg., Osaka Regional Immigration Services 1-29-53 Nankou Kita, Suminoe-ku, Osaka City, Osaka
Sapporo Regional Immigration Services 06-4703-2115
12 Odori-Nishi, Chuo-ku, Sapporo City, Hokkaido 011-261-9658 Bureau Inspection Coordination Department
Bureau
Status Division

Sendai Second Legal Affairs Joint Government Bldg., Kobe Local Joint Government Bldg.,
Sendai Regional Immigration Services Kobe District Immigration Services
29 Kaigan-dori, Chuo-ku, Kobe City, Hyogo 078-391-4747
1-3-20 Gorin, Miyagino-ku, Sendai City, Miyagi 022-256-6080 Office
Bureau Status Division
Status Division

Tokyo Regional Immigration Services Hiroshima Legal Affairs Government Bldg.,

13F YOTSUYA TOWER, 1-6-1 Yotsuya, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 03-5363-3015 Hiroshima Regional Immigration 2-31 Kami-hacchobori, Naka-ku, Hiroshima City, Hiroshima
Bureau Residence Support Department 082-221-4412
Services Bureau Business, Employment, and Permanent Residence Inspection
Department
10-7 Torihama-cho, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama City,
Yokohama District Immigration Services Kanagawa 0570-045259
Office Business, Employment, and Permanent Residence (Department No. 20) Takamatsu Legal Affairs Joint Government Bldg.
Takamatsu Regional Immigration
Inspection Department 1-1 Marunouchi, Takamatsu City, Kagawa 087-822-5851
Services Bureau
Status Division
Nagoya Regional Immigration Services 5-18, Shoho-cho, Minato-ku, Nagoya City, Aichi
052-559-2151 Fukuoka Legal Affairs Government Complex No.1
Bureau Inspection Coordination Department Fukuoka Regional Immigration 3-5-25 Maizuru, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka City, Fukuoka
092-717-7596
Services Bureau Business, Employment, and Permanent Residence Inspection
Department

Naha First Local Joint Government Bldg.,

Naha District Immigration Services
1-15-15 Higawa, Naha City, Okinawa 098-832-4186
Office
Status Division

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 Reference Materials

・Relationship between Technical Intern Training (ii) Jobs and Specified Skilled Worker (i) Fields ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ ①
・Relationship between Specified Skilled Worker (i) Fields and Technical Intern Training (ii) Jobs ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ ②
・Contacts for Inquiries about “Specified Skilled Worker” Status of Residence ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ ③
・Benefits of Working in Regional Areas・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ ④
・Examples (Construction, Shipbuilding, Agriculture) ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ ⑤

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1 Agriculture (2 occupations, 6 jobs) 3 Construction (22 occupations, 33 jobs)

Occupation Job Field (Industrial Field)
Occupation Job Field (Industrial Field)
Percussion type well drilling
Facility horticulture Well drilling operation
Upland field cropping/ Vegetable Rotary type well drilling operation
Cultivation agriculture Agriculture (General crop farming) Duct sheet metal operation
growing Construction(building sheet metal
Building sheet metal work Interior and exterior sheet metal
work)
Fruit growing operation
Freezing and air conditioning Freezing and air harmonizing
Hog raising
apparatus installing equipment installation work
Poultry farming (collecting chicken Hand processing work of wooden
Livestock agriculture Agriculture (General livestock farming) Fixture making
eggs) fixture
Carpentry Carpentry construction work Construction(carpentry)
Dairy
Frame working Framing construction work Construction (formwork construction)
Construction
Reinforcing bar construction Assembling reinforced rod bar work
2 Fishery (2 occupations, 10 jobs) (reinforcement constructuon)

Occupation Job Field (Industrial Field) Scaffolding Scaffolding building work Construction(Scaffolding)
Stone processing work
Skipjack pole and line fishery Building stone construction
Work of putting out stones
Long-line fishery Tiling Tiling work
Tile roofing Tile-roofing work Construction (roofing)
Squid jigging
Plastering Plasterers work Construction (plastering)
Purse seine fishery Construction piping work
Fishery (fishery) Plumbing Construction(plumbing)
Fishing boat fisheries Trawl and seine net fishery Plant piping work
Heat-retention and cool-retention Construction(heat-retention and cool
Gill net fishery Heat insulation
construction work retention)
Set net fishery Plastic-material floor finishing
construction work
Crab and shrimp basket fishery
Carpeting floor finishing
Stick-held-dipnet fishery construction work
Interior finishing Construction (interior finishing) Construction (material mounting)
Aquaculture Scallop and oyster farming Fishery (aquaculture) Metal-made foundation construction
work
Board finishing construction work
Curtain installation work
Sash setting Building sash installation work
Sealing water-proof construction
Waterproofing
work
Concrete pressure transfer
Concrete pressure feeding Construction (concrete pumping)
construction work
Well point construction Well-point construction work
Paper hanging Painting work Construction (material mounting) Construction (interior finishing)
Dozing work
Application of construction Loading work Construction (construction machinery
equipment Excavating work and construction)
Road rolling work
Furnace installation Furnace installation work

Technical Intern Training System List of Target Occupations/Jobs (85 occupations and 156 jobs as of Mar. 16, 2021)

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4 Food Manufacturing (11 occupations, 18 jobs) 5 Textile (13 occupations, 22 jobs)

Occupation Job
Can seaming for canned foods Can seaming for canned foods
Poultry processing industry Poultry processing
Extract manufacturing
Marine Heated fishery
Heated dried product manufacturing
processed foodstuff
Flavored product manufacturing
manufacturing work
Smoked product manufacturing
Salted product manufacturing
Dried product manufacturing
Non-heated fishery processed
Fermented foodstuff manufacturing
foodstuff manufacturing work
Half cooked product manufacturing
Raw food product manufacturing
Fish paste making Boiled fish paste producing work
Beef and pork processing Primal cut of beef and pork
industry processing
Ham, sausage and bacon Production work of ham, sausage
making and bacon
Bread Baking Bread baking work
Ready-made meal
Ready-made meal processing
manufacturing work
Agricultural pickles processing Agricultural pickles processing work
Meal processing for Medical Meal processing work for Medical
and welfare facilities and welfare facilities
Field (Industrial Field) Occupation
General food and beverage Spinning operation
manufacturing industry (General food
and beverage industry(food and
beverage (excluding alcoholic
Weaving operation
beverages) production, processing and
hygiene))
Dyeing
Knit goods manufacturing
Warp knitted fabrics
manufacturing
General food and beverage
Ladies’ and children’s dress
manufacturing industry (General food
making
and beverage industry(food and
beverage (excluding alcoholic Tailoring men’s suit making
beverages) production, processing and
Underwear manufacturing
hygiene))
Bedclothes making
Food service industry Carpet manufacturing
Canvas product making
Cloth sewing
Seat product sewing
Job Field (Industrial Field)
Pre-spinning work
Spinning process
Winding process
Twisting and doubling work
Sizing and warping work
Weaving process
Inspecting work
Thread permeation dyeing work
Fabric and knit dyeing
Socks producing work
Round knitting producing work
Warp knitting producing work
Sewing work of ready-made clothes
for ladies and children
Sewing work of men’s ready-made
clothes
Underwear manufacturing operation
Bedding products work
Woven carpet producing work
Tufted carpet producing work
Needle punched carpet producing
work
Canvas cloth products related work
Dress-shirt producing work
Car seat product sewing work

Technical Intern Training System List of Target Occupations/Jobs (85 occupations and 156 jobs as of Mar. 16, 2021)

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6 Machinery (15 occupations, 29 jobs)
Occupation Job
Casting iron and article operation
Casting Casting nonferrous metal and article
operation
Hammer type forging operation
Forging
Press type forging operation
Hot chamber die-cast work
Die casting
Cold chamber die-cast work
Engine Lathe operation
Milling machine operation
Machining
Numerical Control Lathe Operations
Machining Center Operations
Metal press Metal press operation
Steel processing operation for
Iron work
structure
Factory sheet metal work Machine sheet metal operation
Electric plating work
Electroplating
Meltdown zinc plating work
Aluminum anodizing Anode oxidation treatment work
Melting equipment finishing work
Finishing Metal mold finishing work
Machine assembling finishing work
Machine inspection Machine inspection work
Machine maintenance Machine maintenance work
Electronic equipment assembling Electronic devices assembling work
Spinning electric machine assembling
work
Transformer assembling work
Control panel and distribution panel
Electric equipment assembling assembling work
Open-close control device assembling
work
Spinning electric cord-reel producing
work
Print distribution panel design
Print wiring board manufacturing
Print distribution panel production
Machine parts & tooling
industries (casting)
Machine parts & tooling
industries (forging)
Machine parts & tooling
industries (die casting)
Machine parts & tooling
industries (machining)
Machine parts & tooling
industries (metal press)
Machine parts & tooling
industries (factory sheet metal
work)
Machine parts & tooling
industries (plating)
Machine parts & tooling
industries (aluminium)
Machine parts & tooling
industries (finishing)
Machine parts & tooling
industries (machine inspection) (machine inspection)
Machine parts & tooling
industries (machine
maintenance)
Technical Intern Training System List of Target Occupations/Jobs (85 occupations and 156 jobs as of Mar. 16, 2021)
Field (Industrial Field)
Industrial machinery industry
(casting)
Industrial machinery industry
(forging)
Industrial machinery industry
(die casting)
Industrial machinery industry
(machining)
Industrial machinery industry
(metal press)
Industrial machinery industry
(iron work)
Industrial machinery industry
(factory sheet metal work)
Industrial machinery industry
(plating)
Industrial machinery industry
(finishing)
Industrial machinery industry
Industrial machinery industry
(machine maintenance)
Industrial machinery industry
(electronic equipment
assembly)
Industrial machinery industry
(electrical equipment
assembly)
Industrial machinery industry
(printed wiring board
manufacturing)
Electric, electronics and
Shipbuilding and ship
information industries
machinery industry (machining)
(machining)
Electric, electronics and
information industries (metal
press)
Shipbuilding and ship
machinery industry (iron work)
Electric, electronics and
information industries (factory
sheet metal work)
Electric, electronics and
information industries (plating)
Electric, electronics and
Shipbuilding and ship
information industries
machinery industry (finishing)
(finishing)
Electric, electronics and
information industries (machine
maintenance)
Electric, electronics and
information industries
(electronic device assembly)
Electric, electronics and
Shipbuilding and ship
information industries
machinery industry (electrical
(electrical equipment
equipment assembly)
assembly)
Electric, electronics and
information industries (printed
wiring board manufacturing)
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7 Others (19 occupations, 35 jobs)
Occupation Job Field (Industrial Field)
Furniture making Hand processing on furniture making
Off-set printing work
Printing
Gravure printing
Book binding Binding work
Compressing forming work
Electric, electronics and
Injection forming work Industrial machinery industry
Plastic molding information industries (plastic
Inflation forming work (plastic molding)
molding)
Blow forming work
Reinforced plastic molding Hand-loaded layer forming work
Construction painting work
Shipbuilding and ship
Metal painting work Electric, electronics and
Machine parts & tooling Industrial machinery industry machinery industry (painting)
Painting information industries
Metal bridge painting work industries (painting) (painting)
(painting)
Shipbuilding and ship
Spray painting work
machinery industry (painting)
Manual welding Machine parts & tooling Industrial machinery industry Electric, electronics and Shipbuilding and ship
Welding
Semi-automatic welding industries (welding) (welding) information industries machinery industry (welding)
Electric, electronics and
Industrial machinery industry
Industrial packaging Industrial wrapping work information industries
(industrial packaging)
(industrial packaging)
Printing box punching work
Carton box and corrugated card Printing box producing work
board box making Paste box producing work
Cardboard producing work
Roller jigger forming work
Industrial manufacturing of
Pressure casting work
pottery
Pad printing work
Automobile repair and Automobile repair and maintenance
Car maintenance
maintenance work
Building cleaning management Building cleaning management work Building cleaning management
Care worker Care worker Nursing care
Linen supply Linen supply finishing work
Precast concrete manufacturing Precast concrete manufacturing work
Accommodation Hospitality/Sanitary Management
Refuse derived Paper & Plastics Refuse derived Paper & Plastics
densified Fuel making densified Fuel work
Railway facility maintenance Track maintenance
Molding Processing Work
Extrusion Processing Work
Rubber Product Manufacturing
Mixing＆Rolling Processing Work
Composite Laminate Processing Work

○ Internal Certification type Occupations and Jobs (1 occupation, 3 jobs)

Occupation Job Field (Industrial Field)
Aircraft ground support work Aviation industry (Airport ground handling)
Airport ground handling Cargo handling work
Cabin cleaning work

Technical Intern Training System List of Target Occupations/Jobs (85 occupations and 156 jobs as of Mar. 16, 2021)

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1 Nursing care 4 Industrial machinery industry 5 Electric, electronics and information industries

Occupation Job Occupation Job Occupation Job

Care worker Care worker Casting iron and article operation Engine Lathe operation
Casting
Casting nonferrous metal and article operation Milling machine operation
Machining
Note: Added to target occupations from Nov. 1, 2017 Hammer type forging operation Numerical Control Lathe Operations
Forging Machining Center Operations
Press type forging operation
Hot chamber die-cast work Metal press Metal press operation
Die casting Factory sheet metal work Machine sheet metal operation
Cold chamber die-cast work
2 Building cleaning management Engine Lathe operation Electric plating work
Electroplating
Meltdown zinc plating work
Milling machine operation
Machining Melting equipment finishing work
Occupation Job Numerical Control Lathe Operations
Finishing Metal mold finishing work
Building cleaning management Building cleaning management work Machining Center Operations
Machine assembling finishing work
Metal press Metal press operation
Machine maintenance Machine maintenance work
Iron work Steel processing operation for structure
Electronic equipment assembling Electronic devices assembling work
3 Machine parts and tooling industries Factory sheet metal work Machine sheet metal operation Spinning electric machine assembling work
Electric plating work Transformer assembling work
Occupation Job Electroplating
Meltdown zinc plating work Electric equipment assembling Control panel and distribution panel assembling work
Casting iron and article operation Melting equipment finishing work
Casting Open-close control device assembling work
Casting nonferrous metal and article operation Finishing Metal mold finishing work Spinning electric cord-reel producing work
Hammer type forging operation Machine assembling finishing work
Forging Print wiring board manufacturing
Print distribution panel design
Press type forging operation Machine inspection Machine inspection work Print distribution panel production
Hot chamber die-cast work Machine maintenance Machine maintenance work
Die casting Compressing forming work
Cold chamber die-cast work Electronic equipment assembling Electronic devices assembling work Injection forming work
Engine Lathe operation Spinning electric machine assembling work Plastic molding
Inflation forming work
Milling machine operation Transformer assembling work Blow forming work
Machining
Numerical Control Lathe Operations Electric equipment assembling Control panel and distribution panel assembling work Construction painting work
Machining Center Operations Open-close control device assembling work Metal painting work
Painting
Metal press Metal press operation Spinning electric cord-reel producing work Metal bridge painting work
Factory sheet metal work Machine sheet metal operation Print distribution panel design Spray painting work
Print wiring board manufacturing
Electric plating work Print distribution panel production Manual welding
Electroplating Welding
Meltdown zinc plating work Compressing forming work Semi-automatic welding
Aluminum anodizing Anode oxidation treatment work Industrial packaging Industrial wrapping work
Injection forming work
Plastic molding
Melting equipment finishing work Inflation forming work
Finishing Metal mold finishing work Blow forming work
Machine assembling finishing work Construction painting work
Machine inspection Machine inspection work Metal painting work
Painting
Machine maintenance Machine maintenance work Metal bridge painting work
Construction painting work Spray painting work
Metal painting work Manual welding
Painting Welding
Metal bridge painting work Semi-automatic welding
Spray painting work Industrial packaging Industrial wrapping work
Manual welding
Welding
Semi-automatic welding

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6 Construction industry 8 Automobile repair and maintenance 13 Manufacture of food and beverages
Occupation Job Occupation Job Occupation Job
Frame working Framing construction work Automobile repair and maintenance Automobile repair and maintenance work Can seaming for canned foods Can seaming for canned foods
Plastering Plasterers work Poultry processing industry Poultry processing
Concrete pressure feeding Concrete pressure transfer construction work Extract manufacturing
Marine Heated fishery processed Heated dried product manufacturing
Dozing work 9 Aviation industry
foodstuff manufacturing work Flavored product manufacturing
Application of construction equipment Loading work Smoked product manufacturing
Excavating work Occupation Job
Salted product manufacturing
Road rolling work Airport ground handling Aircraft ground support work Non-heated fishery processed
Dried product manufacturing
Tile roofing Tile-roofing work foodstuff manufacturing work
Fermented foodstuff manufacturing
Reinforcing bar construction Assembling reinforced rod bar work Fish paste making Boiled fish paste producing work
Plastic-material floor finishing construction work 10 Accommodation industry Beef and pork processing industry Primal cut of beef and pork processing
Carpeting floor finishing construction work Ham, sausage and bacon making Production work of ham, sausage and bacon
Interior finishing Metal-made foundation construction work Occupation Job Bread Baking Bread baking work
Board finishing construction work Ready-made meal manufacturing work Ready-made meal processing
Curtain installation work Agricultural pickles processing Agricultural pickles processing work
Paper hanging Painting work 11 Agriculture
Scaffolding Scaffolding building work
Occupation Job 14 Food service industry
Carpentry Carpentry construction work
Facility horticulture
Construction piping work Occupation Job
Plumbing Cultivation agriculture Upland field cropping/ Vegetable growing
Plant piping work Meal processing for Medical and Meal processing work for Medical and welfare
Fruit growing
Duct sheet metal operation welfare facilities facilities
Building sheet metal work Hog raising
Interior and exterior sheet metal operation Livestock agriculture Poultry farming (collecting chicken eggs)
Heat insulation Heat-retention and cool-retention construction work Dairy Note: Added to target jobs as of Nov. 16, 2018

7 Shipbuilding and ship machinery industry 12 Fishery and aquaculture

Occupation Job Occupation Job
Manual welding Skipjack pole and line fishery
Welding
Semi-automatic welding Long-line fishery
Metal painting work Squid jigging
Painting
Spray painting work Purse seine fishery
Fishing boat fisheries
Iron work Steel processing operation for structure Trawl and seine net fishery
Melting equipment finishing work Gill net fishery
Finishing Metal mold finishing work Set net fishery
Machine assembling finishing work Crab and shrimp basket fishery
Engine Lathe operation Aquaculture Scallop and oyster farming
Milling machine operation
Machining
Numerical Control Lathe Operations
Machining Center Operations
Spinning electric machine assembling work
Transformer assembling work
Electric equipment assembling Control panel and distribution panel assembling work
Open-close control device assembling work
Spinning electric cord-reel producing work
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 Contacts for Inquiries about “Specified Skilled Worker” Status of Residence (Ministry of Justice)

(General system, immigration and residence procedures, registered support organizations)

Department Name Address Contact No. Department Name Address Contact No.
Sapporo Third Joint Government Bldg., Odori- Kobe Local Joint Government Bldg.,
Sapporo
nishi 12 Chome, Chuo-ku, Sapporo City, Hokkaido 29 Kaigan-dori, Chuo-ku, Kobe City,
Regional Immigration 011-261-9658 Kobe
Hyogo Prefecture 078-391-6378
Services Bureau District Immigration Office
Status Division
Sendai Second Legal Affairs Joint Government Status Division
Sendai Bldg., 1-3-20 Gorin, Miyagino-ku, Sendai City, Hiroshima Government Legal Complex,
Regional Immigration Miyagi Prefecture 022-256-6073 2-31 Kami-hacchobori, Naka-ku, Hiroshima City,
Hiroshima
Services Bureau Hiroshima Prefecture
Regional Immigration 082-221-4412
Status Division
Services Bureau
5-5-30 Konan, Minato-ku, Tokyo Business, Employment, and Permanent
Tokyo
0570-034259 Residence Inspection Department
Regional Immigration
Business and Employment Inspection (Ext. 330) Takamatsu Legal Affairs Joint Government Bldg.,
Services Bureau
Department 3 Takamatsu 1-1 Marunouchi, Takamatsu City, Kagawa
10-7 Torihama-cho, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama Regional Immigration Prefecture 087-822-5851
City, Kanagawa Prefecture Services Bureau
Yokohama 0570-045259
Status Division
District Immigration Office (Ext. 20)
Business, Employment, and Permanent Fukuoka Legal Affairs Government Complex No.1
Residency Inspection Department 3-5-25, Maizuru, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka City, Fukuoka
Fukuoka
5-18, Shoho-cho, Minato-ku, Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture
Regional Immigration 092-717-7596
Nagoya Prefecture
0570-052259 Services Bureau
Regional Immigration 052-559-2110 Business, Employment, and Permanent
Services Bureau Business and Employment Inspection Residence Inspection Department
Department 2 Naha First Local Joint Government Bldg.
1-29-53 Nankou Kita, Suminoe-ku, Naha 1-15-15 Higawa, Naha City, Okinawa Prefecture
098-832-4186
Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture District Immigration Office
Osaka
Status Division
Regional Immigration 06-4703-2195
Business and Employment Inspection
Services Bureau [Reference: Specified Skilled Worker Systems “Others” at the website of Immigration Services Agency of Japan]
Department https://www.moj.go.jp/isa/policies/ssw/nyuukokukanri01_00130.html
(Division 2)

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(Nursing Care) (Construction industry)
Name of Agency Address/Department Contact Details Name of Agency Address/Department Contact Details
1-2-2 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 03-5253-1111 MLIT Real Estate and Construction 2-1-3 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
MHLW Social Support Bureau TEL TEL 03-5253-8121
Office for Welfare Human Resources Policy (Ext.: 2125, 3146) Economy Bureau International Markets Division
8 Nishi 2 Kita-ku, Sapporo 011-709-2311
(Building cleaning management) Hokkaido Development Bureau Business Promotion Department Construction Industry TEL
(Ext.: 5778）
Division
Name of Agency Address/Department Contact Details 3-3-1 Honcho, Aoba-ku, Sendai
MHLW Pharmaceutical Safety and 1-2-2 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 03-5253-1111 Tohoku Regional Development Bureau Construction Policy Department Construction Industry TEL 022-263-6131
TEL
Environmental Health Bureau Environmental Health Division (Ext.: 2432) Division
2-1 Shintoshin, Chuo-ku, Saitama City, Saitama
048-601-3151
(3 manufacturing sectors) Kanto Regional Development Bureau Construction Policy Department Construction Industry TEL
(Ext.: 6643）
(Machine parts and tooling industries / Industrial machinery industry / Electric, electronics and information industries） Division I
1-1-1 Misaki-cho, Chuo-ku, Niigata City, Niigata
Name of Agency Address/Department Contact Details Hokuriku Regional Development Bureau Construction Policy Department Planning and Construction TEL 025-370-6571
Counseling Counters for Foreign Human Industry Division
Resources with Specified Skills in the TEL 03-6743-2787 2-5-1 Sannomaru, Naka-ku, Nagoya, Aichi
Manufacturing Industry Chubu Regional Development Bureau Construction Policy Department Construction Industry TEL 052-953-8572
Division
1-3-1 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 1-5-44 Otemae, Chuo-ku, Osaka
METI Manufacturing Industries Bureau TEL 03-3501-1689
Policy Planning and Coordination Division Kinki Regional Development Bureau Construction Policy Department Construction Industry TEL 06-6942-1071
Division I
(Accommodation industry) 2-15 hacchobori, Naka-ku, Hiroshima
082-221-9231
Chugoku Regional Development Bureau Construction Policy Department Planning and Construction TEL
Name of Agency Address/Department Contact Details (Ext.: 6158, 6156）
Industry Division
2-1-2 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
MLIT Tourism Agency TEL 03-5253-8367 3-33 Sunport Takamatsu
Tourism Personnel Policy Office
Shikoku Regional Development Bureau Construction Policy Department Planning and Construction TEL 087-811-8314
10 Odori Nishi, Chuo-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido
Hokkaido Transportation Bureau TEL 011-290-2700 Industry Division
Tourism Department Tourism Planning Division
2-10-7 Hakata Station Higashi, Hakata-ku, Fukuoka City,
1 Teppoucho, Miyagino-ku, Sendai, Miyagi
Tohoku Transportation Bureau TEL 022-791-7509 Fukuoka
Tourism Department Tourism Planning Division Kyushu Regional Development Bureau TEL 092-471-6331
Construction Policy Department Construction Industry
5-57 Kitanakadori, Naka-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa
Kanto Transportation Bureau TEL 045-211-1255 Division
Tourism Department Tourism Planning Division
2-1-1 Omoromachi, Naha, Okinawa
1-2-1 Misaki-cho, Chuo-ku, Niigata City, Niigata
Hokuriku Shinetsu Transportation Bureau TEL 025-285-9181 Okinawa General Bureau, Cabinet Office Development Construction Department Construction TEL 098-866-1910
Tourism Department Tourism Planning Division
Industry and Regional development Division
2-2-1 Sannomaru, Naka-ku, Nagoya, Aichi
Chubu Transportation Bureau TEL 052-952-8045 (Aviation industry)
Tourism Department Tourism Planning Division
4-1-76 Otemae, Chuo-ku, Osaka City, Osaka Name of Agency Address/Department Contact Details
Kinki Transportation Bureau TEL 06-6949-6466
Tourism Department Tourism Planning Division 2-1-3 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
6-30 Kami-hacchobori, Naka-ku, Hiroshima City, Hiroshima Aviation Network Department
Chugoku Transportation Bureau TEL 082-228-8701 03-5253-8111
Tourism Department Tourism Planning Division
3-33 Sunport, Takamatsu, Kagawa Aviation Network Planning Division
Shikoku Transportation Bureau TEL 087-802-6735 (Ext.: 49124)
Tourism Department Tourism Planning Division MLIT Aviation Bureau (Airport Ground Handling) TEL
2-11-1 Hakata Station East, Hakata-ku, Fukuoka City, Fukuoka
Kyushu Transportation Bureau TEL 092-472-2330
Tourism Department Tourism Planning Division Safety Department Operations Safety Division Crew Policy
(Ext.: 50125)
2-1-1 Omoromachi, Naha, Okinawa Office
Okinawa General Bureau, Cabinet Office TEL 098-866-1812
Transport Department Planning Office (Aircraft Maintenance)

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(Shipbuilding and ship machinery industry)
Name of Agency
MLIT Maritime Bureau
Hokkaido Transportation Bureau
Tohoku Transportation Bureau
Kanto Transportation Bureau
Hokuriku Shinetsu Transportation Bureau
Chubu Transportation Bureau
Kinki Transportation Bureau
Kobe Transport Supervision Department
Chugoku Transportation Bureau
Shikoku Transportation Bureau
Kyushu Transportation Bureau
Okinawa General Bureau, Cabinet Office
(Automobile repair and maintenance)
Name of Agency
MLIT Automotive Bureau
(Fishery and aquaculture)
Name of Agency
MAFF Fisheries Agency
(Agriculture)
Address/Department Contact Details Name of Agency Address/Department Contact Details
2-1-3 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 1-2-1 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
TEL 03-5253-8634 MAFF Management Improvement Bureau TEL 03-6744-2162
Shipping Industry Division Young Farmers and Women Division
10 Odori Nishi, Chuo-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido 2-22 South 22 West 6 Chuo-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido
Maritime Promotion Division Passenger and Shipping TEL 011-290-1012 Hokkaido District Agricultural Office Production Management Industries Department Leader TEL 011-330-8809
Industry Division Development Division
1 Teppocho, Miyagino-ku, Sendai, Miyagi 3-3-1 Honcho, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi
TEL 022-791-7512 Tohoku Regional Agricultural
Maritime Promotion Department Shipping Industry Division Management and Business Support Department TEL 022-221-6217
Administration Office
5-57 Kitanakadori, Naka-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Management Support Division
TEL 045-211-7223 2-1 Shintoshin, Chuo-ku, Saitama City, Saitama
Maritime Promotion Department Shipping Industry Division
1-2-1 Misaki-cho, Chuo-ku, Niigata City, Niigata Kanto Regional Agricultural Saitama Shintoshin Government Bldg. No. 2
TEL 025-285-9156 TEL 048-740-0394
Maritime Department Maritime Industry Division Administration Office Management and Business Support Department
2-2-1 San-nomaru, Naka-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Management Support Division
TEL 052-952-8020 2-2-60 Hirosaka, Kanazawa, Ishikawa
Maritime Promotion Department Shipping Industry Division Hokuriku Regional Agricultural
4-1-76 Otemae, Chuo-ku, Osaka City, Osaka Management and Business Support Department TEL 076-232-4238
TEL 06-6949-6425 Administration Office
Maritime Promotion Department Shipping Industry Division Management Support Division
1-1 Hatobamachi, Chuo-ku, Kobe, Hyogo 1-2-2 Sannomaru, Naka-ku, Nagoya, Aichi
TEL 078-321-3148 Tokai Regional Agricultural Administration
Maritime Promotion Department Shipping Industry Division Management and Business Support Department TEL 052-223-4620
Office
6-30 Kami-hacchobori, Naka-ku, Hiroshima City, Hiroshima Management Support Division
TEL 082-228-3691 Nishinotoindori Shimochojamachi, Sagaru Chojiburochou,
Maritime Promotion Department Shipping Industry Division
3-33 Sunport Takamatsu, Kagawa Kinki Regional Agricultural Administration Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto City, Kyoto
TEL 087-802-6816 TEL 075-414-9055
Maritime Promotion Department Shipping Industry Division Office Management and Business Support Department
2-11-1 Hakata Station East, Hakata-ku, Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Management Support Division
TEL 092-472-3158 1-4-1 Shimoishii, Kita-ku, Okayama City, Okayama
Maritime Promotion Department Shipping Industry Division Chugoku-Shikoku Regional Agricultural
2-1-1 Omoromachi, Naha, Okinawa Management and Business Support Department TEL 086-224-8842
TEL 098-866-1838 Administration Office
Transport Department Ship Crew Division Management Support Division
2-10-1 Kasuga, Nishi-ku, Kumamoto City, Kumamoto
Kyushu Regional Agricultural
Management and Business Support Department TEL 096-300-6375
Administration Office
Address/Department Contact Details Management Support Division
03-5253-8111 2-1-1 Omoromachi, Naha, Okinawa
2-1-3 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo TEL Okinawa General Bureau, Cabinet Office Naha Regional Government Bldg. No. 2 TEL 098-866-1628
(Ext.: 42426, 42414)
Management Improvement Division
(Manufacture of food and beverages)
Address/Department Contact Details Contact Details
Name of Agency Address/Department
1-2-1 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo MAFF Minister's Secretariat New Business 1-2-1 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
TEL 03-6744-2340 TEL 03-6744-2397
Planning Division Fisheries Labour Team and Food Industry Department Food Manufacture Affairs Division
(Food service industry)
Name of Agency Address/Department Contact Details
MAFF Minister's Secretariat New Business 1-2-1 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
TEL 03-6744-7177
and Food Industry Department Food Service Industry and Food Cultures Division
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Address etc.
Country Name Contacts Available Languages
Post Code Address TEL FAX Email Address

Embassy of the Republic of the Philippines in Japan 03-6441-0428

polotokyo@gmail.com
Overseas Labour Office (POLO) 106-8537 5-15-5 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo 03-6441-3436 English, Filipino
polotky@philembassy.net
http://polotokyo.dole.gov.ph/ 03-6441-0478
In Japan
Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO) 7F Urban Center Midosuji
Japanese, English,
Phil. Consulate General – Osaka Labor Section 541-0047 4-3-5 Awaji-machi, Chuo-ku Osaka City, 06-6575-7593 - pcg.osaka.laborsection@gmail.com
Philippines Filipino
https://poloosaka.dole.gov.ph/ Osaka

Philippine Overseas Employment Administration +632-8722-1144

info@poea.gov.ph
http://poea.gov.ph/ Blas F. Ople Building +632-8722-1155
Overseas 1550 Ortigas Avenue corner EDSA Mandaluyong - English, Filipino
City +632-8722-1162
Labor Market Development Branch marketdev@poea.gov.ph
+632-8726-8965

03-5412-8521
Japanese, English,
In Japan Royal Embassy of Cambodia in Japan 107-0052 8-6-9 Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo 03-5412-8526 camemb.jpn@mfaic.gov.kh
Khmer
080-3459-7889

Cambodia
+855-23880474
Building #3,Russian Federation Blvd.,
The Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training of
Overseas ｰ Sangkat Teklaak I, Khan Toulkok Phnom ｰ sopheakhoung@yahoo.com English, Khmer
the Kingdom of Cambodia
Penh, Kingdom of Cambodia
+855-78449959

03-3713-6241
Fukukawa House B, 6-20-28 Shimomeguro, Japanese, English,
In Japan Embassy of Nepal 153-0064 03-3719-0737 eontokyo@mofa.gov.np
Meguro-Ku, Tokyo Nepalese
03-3713-6242

Nepal
+977-9851180566
Overseas Japan Unit, Department of Foreign Employment, MoLESS 44600 Buddhanagar, Kathmandu, Nepal +977-1-4782606 japanunit@moless.gov.np English, Nepalese

+977-1-4782454

Japanese, English,
In Japan Embassy of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar in Japan 140-0001 4-8-26 Kitashinagawa, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 03-3441-9291 03-3447-7394 contact@myanmar-embassy-tokyo.net
Burmese
Myanmar
Department of Labour, The Ministry of Labour, Immigration
Overseas 15011 Building no 51, Naypyitaw, Myanmar +95-67-430186 +95-67-430439 dolmigration@gmail.com English, Burmese
and Population of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar

[Ref: ”Memorandum of Cooperation (Bilateral Agreement) regarding Specified Skilled Workers - Contact information for each country” at the website of Immigration
Services Agency of Japan]
https://www.isa.go.jp/en/policies/ssw/nyuukokukanri05_00021.html

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Address etc.
Country Name Contacts Available Languages
Post Code Address TEL FAX Email Address

Mongolian Labor and Social Security Service Center Ono Building 201
In Japan 116-0013 03-6806-5903 - ganbaatar@japancenter.mlsp.gov.mn Japanese, Mongolian
in Japan 5-18-8, Nishinippori, Arakawa-ku, Tokyo

Japanese, English,
Mongolian
Mongolia
※ According to the
Embassy, when
General Office for Labour and Social Welfare
sending documents
Overseas General Office for Labour and Social Welfare Services 17042 Services Building, Chinggis Avenue, 2nd khoroo, +976-77121285 +976-70136990 ssw@hudulmur-halamj.gov.mn
written in
Khan-Uul district, Ulaanbaatar city, Mongolia
Japanese, attaching
English-translated
version is
desirable.

03-3440-6911
Embassy of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Japanese, English,
In Japan 108-0074 2-1-54 Takanawa, Minato-ku, Tokyo 03-3440-6914 tokyojp@lankaembassy.jp
in Japan Sinhalese
03-3440-6912
Sri Lanka
234,Dencilkibbekaduwa Maatha, +94-112884-771 dgm_training@slbfe.lk
Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment/DGM -Training, Japanese, English,
Overseas 10120 Koswattah,Battharamulla, +94-112872-183
Recruitment and Marketting Sinhalese, Tamil
Sri Lanka +94-716833-494 randeniya.mangala@yahoo.com

Japanese, English,
In Japan Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia in Japan 160-0004 4-4-1 Yotsuya, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 03-3441-4201 03-4560-3401 consular@kbritokyo.jp
Indonesian

+62-813-1516-7055
pasarkerja.kemnaker@gmail.com
Indonesia
Jalan Jenderal Gatot Subroto Kav. 51 Jakarta +62-815-7326-6736
Directorate of Labour Market Development,
Overseas 12950 Selatan (Ministry of Manpower of the Republic of - English, Indonesian
Ministry of Manpower of the Republic of Indonesia
Indonesia) +62-822-1415-5990
direktoratph2@gmail.com
+62-21-2924-4800

Labor Section, WACT Yoyogi Uehara Bldg.201

In Japan 151-0062 03-3466-4324 03-3466-4314 vnlabor@vnembassy.jp
Embassy of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam in Japan 10-4 Motoyoyogi-cho, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Vietnamese,
Vietnam
Japanese
Department of Overseas Labour, +84-24-3824-9517
Overseas - 41B Ly Thai To, Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi +84-24-3824-122 nbcadna.dolab@gmail.com
Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (ext.612)

03-3234-5801 Japanese, English,

In Japan Embassy of the People's Republic of Bangladesh in Japan 102-0094 3-29 Kioicho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 03-3234-5802 fslabor@mofa.gov.bd
(ext.201) Bengali

Bangladesh

Probashi Kallyan Bhaban, 71-72 Old Elephant +880-41030260 dstraining1@probashi.gov.bd

Overseas Ministry of Expatratiates' Welfare and Overseas Employment 1000 +880-41030766 English, Bengali
Road, Eskaton Garden Road, Dhaka +880-41030235 jstraining@probashi.gov.bd

[Ref: ”Memorandum of Cooperation (Bilateral Agreement) regarding Specified Skilled Workers - Contact information for each country” at the website of Immigration
Services Agency of Japan]
https://www.isa.go.jp/en/policies/ssw/nyuukokukanri05_00021.html

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Address etc.
Country Name Contacts Available Languages
Post Code Address TEL FAX Email Address

Uzbek, Russian,
In Japan Embassy of the Republic of Uzbekistan 108-0074 2-1-52 Takanawa, Minato-ku, Tokyo 03-6277-2166 03-6277-2580 consul@uzbekistan.jp
Japanese

Ministry of Employment and Labour Relations of the Republic 15, Mirobod street, Mirobod district, .+99871)239 41 21 Uzbek, Russian,
100031 .+99871)2394251 info@mehnat.uz
Uzbekistan of Uzbekistan Tashkent, Republic of Uzbekistan （ext.236） English

Overseas
Agency of External Labour Migration under the Ministry of 1, Qamarniso street, Almazar district, .+99871)2023355 Uzbek, Russian,
100179 .+99871)2024411 info@migration.uz
Employment and Labour Relations of the Republic of Uzbekistan Tashkent, Republic of Uzbekistan （ext.23） English

In Japan Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan in Japan 106-0047 4-6-17 Minami-Azabu, Minato-Ku, Tokyo 03-5421-7741 03-5421-3610 pareptokyo@mofa.gov.pk Japanese, English

Pakistan
“Emigration Tower” Plot No. 10, Mauve
Overseas Bureau of Emigration and Overseas Employment 44000 +92-51-9107272 +92-51-9107270 dg@beoe.gov.pk English, Urdu
Area, G-8/1,Islamabad

03-5422-7014
Office of Labour Affairs, Royal Thai Embassy in Japan Japanese, English,
In Japan 141-0021 3-14-6 Kami-Osaki, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 03-5422-7016 thailabour@crest.ocn.ne.jp
https://japan.mol.go.th/en/ Thai
03-5422-7015
Thailand

10th floor, Social Security Office

Overseas Employment Administration Office,
Overseas 10400 Section 3 Building Ministry of labour, +66-2-245-6708 +66-2-245-6708 ｰ English, Thai
Department of Employment, Ministry of Labour
Mitr-Mitri Rd., Dindaeng Bangkok

03-3262-2391
Japanese, English,
In Japan Embassy of India in Japan 102-0074 2-2-11 Kudan-Minami, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo to 03-3234-4866 iec.tokyo@mea.gov.in
Hindi
India 03-3262-2397

Overseas (Confirming)

[Ref: ”Memorandum of Cooperation (Bilateral Agreement) regarding Specified Skilled Workers - Contact information for each country” at the website of Immigration
Services Agency of Japan]
https://www.isa.go.jp/en/policies/ssw/nyuukokukanri05_00021.html

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Benefits of Working in Regional Areas (Level of Living Expenses etc.) Immigration Services Agency of Japan

１か月当たり家賃
Rent per month Monthly Living Expense

yen
80,000
77,174
67,907 120,000 113,557 112,562
70,000 111,765
60,000 58,675
100,000
50,000 80,944 79,270 76,385
40,000 37,158 36,679 36,529 80,000
30,000 60,000
20,000
10,000 40,000
0 20,000
No. 1 No. 2 No. 3 No. 45 No. 46 No. 47
Tokyo Kanagawa Saitama Akita Iwate Aomori 0
No. 1 No. 2 No. 3 No. 45 No. 46 No. 47
・ of Internal Affairs and Communications
* Created from Ministry Tokyo Yokohama Kanazawa Naha Kobe Yamaguchi
Statistics Bureau Housing Statistics (2013) *From Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Statistics Bureau Household Survey (2017,
Income and Expenditure (total household) for one month per household in each prefecture)
*Living expenses are the total of food, utilities, clothing and footwear, health care

Monthly Income (Cash in Hand)

○ National comparison of rent ○ National comparison of living expenses
Tokyo (No. 1): 77,174 yen (1) Tokyo (No. 1): 113,557 yen …(2)
Aomori (No. 47): 36,529 yen Yamaguchi (No. 47): 76,385 yen
Difference: 40,645 yen Difference: 37,172 yen

○ By subtracting the above figures (rent and living expenses), the monthly income (cash in hand) can be predicted to some extent
Example 1 (Urban): 228,800 yen（Note 1）（Monthly Salary）－（(1) (Rent) + (2) (Living Expenses))＝ 38,069 yen（Cash in Hand）
Example 2 (Regional): 180,500 yen（Note 1）（Monthly Salary）－（38,447 yen （Note 2）(Rent)+86,440 yen（Note 3）(Living Expenses))
＝ 55,613 yen（Cash in Hand）
Note 1: Created from Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare “Basic Statistical Survey of Wage Structures 2018”. Salary for a 20-24-year-old in Tokyo (No. 1) and Miyazaki (No. 47).
Note 2: Monthly rent in Miyazaki prefecture (No. 41) Note 3: Monthly living expenses in Miyazaki prefecture (No. 41).
○ There are also income merits to working regional areas over urban areas, because rent and living expenses are lower.

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Examples of Advanced Initiatives by Accepting Organizations
Accepting Organization ・Head Office Location: Tokyo
Worker Introduction
Introduction
・Licensed Industries: Construction and civil engineering
・Sales: 31.5 billion yen (FY2018)
・Started Accepting Foreign Workers: FY2016
(No. Accepted as of end Jan. 2019: 4 employees, 36 technical intern trainees)

Initiatives and Ideas of the Accepting Organization

 For Technical Intern Trainees with little experience in Japan they are organized into teams of “a Technical Intern
Vietnamese [Assembling formwork to pour
Trainee (i) or (ii) + A foreign construction worker or Technical Intern Trainee (iii) + A Japanese leader” to avoid lack
Man (29) concrete]
of understanding of on-site instructions with senior trainees following up on communication.
・24 months experience as a foreign construction worker
 In the dormitory, there is a monthly meeting by Vietnamese residents to negotiate on making their environment ・Qualifications: Basic Skills Test Grade 2, Slinging Skill Training,
easier to live in. The company supports the results of these meetings. (Review of meal content, cleaning surrounds, Japanese study Health and Safety Education for Circular Saw Workers
sessions, holding events etc.) ・Japanese Level: N2
・Highly skilled and works as a team leader on site
 Events such as spring and autumn bus tours and BBQ, year-end parties, Tet new year parties, preaching by Nun ・In addition to explaining foreman instructions to technical intern
san, etc. promote mutual communication and cultural understanding trainees, acts as instructor for the Japanese class at the
dormitory

Evaluation by Accepting Organization of Foreign

Construction Worker Acceptance System
Thoughts of the Worker
 Some of the Technical Intern Trainees are excellent and enthusiastic, and it is desirable that they will
continue to use the skills that they have learned in their technical intern training and their Japanese on
Japanese construction sites  When I arrived in Japan it was difficult to work
in a foreign language, but I have continued to
 As for construction technicians, although they have the difficulty in becoming good enough just after a study Japanese
few years, this is a great opportunity for foreign nationals who came to Japan as Technical Intern  I want to continue working in Japan with the
Trainees to acquire high level skills before they return home skills that I have acquired
 I want to contribute to the economic
Examples of Career Paths at Accepting Organization development of Vietnam in the future

・4 months: Language and basic skill training at home in Vietnam (before coming to Japan as a Technical Illustration of Accepting Organization Salary System
Intern Trainee
・1 month: Statutory training in Japan (Japanese, general life, labor laws, etc.) ・1st year Technical Intern Trainee: about 167,000 yen
↓
・1 month later*: Engaged in form work as a technical intern trainee ・ 1st year Foreign Construction Worker: about 192,000 yen
・3 years later*: Change Status of Residence to Foreign Construction Worker (Status of Residence: (Including evaluation of qualification acquisition and work attitudes etc.)
↓
Designated Activities), continue to work on formwork ・2nd year Foreign Construction Worker: about 194,000 yen
・From 4 years later*: Supervise about 5 young trainees as a site foreman
*From date of first entry as Technical Intern Trainee ⑤－１
Examples of Advanced Initiatives by Accepting Organizations
Accepting Organization ・Head Office Location: Chiba
Introduction ・Licensed Industries: Carpentry, Scaffolding and earthwork Worker Introduction

・Sales: 200 million yen (FY2017)

・Started Accepting Foreign Workers: FY2012
(No. Accepted as of the end of Jan. 2019: 4 foreign construction workers, 8 technical
interns)
Initiatives and Ideas of the Accepting Organization

 Basic on the concept that foreign workers such as Technical Intern Trainees and foreign Filipino Man [Mounting steel formwork on rebars
(30) (foreign worker on left)]
construction workers be treated equal to Japanese workers within the company, everyone
・24 months experience as a foreign construction worker
works together on the same jobs, as colleagues ・Qualifications: Foreman, arc welding, low pressure currents, grinder,
circular saw
 Lists are created in Hiragana, romaji and English for words frequently used at work, and tests ・Japanese Level: N3
・Engaged in steel formwork assembly, mounting and dismantling work
are repeatedly held to encourage retention ・Highly skilled in comparison with Japanese workers with equivalent work
experience, and organizes the site as the site manager sub
 Participation in local events and as volunteers has led to a deeper understanding of Japanese
customs and local residents
Thoughts of the Worker
Evaluation by Accepting Organization of Foreign
Construction Worker Acceptance System
 My goal before coming to Japan was to make
money, but now I want to be able to use my
 With this system, we are able to work longer with talented workers that have completed Technical Intern Training,
increasing motivation for both the teaching side and the learning side. In addition, for this industry in which there experience and skills to benefit others
is an intensifying shortage of workers, our foreman are relieved to have hope of more colleagues.  In addition to work, I’m so happy to see all of
 The foreign construction worker acceptance program is a temporary measure until 2020, and with the period of the smiles on the locals as I participate in
stay restricted to a maximum of three years it would be good if there is a measure for continued residence when events at the local welfare facility.
desired by both the company and the individual

Examples of Career Paths at Accepting Organization Illustration of Accepting Organization Salary System

・1 month: Take basic language and skills training at home in Philippines (before coming to Japan as a Technical Intern Trainee) ・Technical Intern Trainee: about 150,000 yen
・1 month: Training in Japan on Japanese language, customs and life (particularly garbage and trash separation) ↓
・2 months later*: Engage in assembly and dismantling of formwork as a Technical Intern Trainee ・1st year Foreign Construction Worker (Designated
・3.5 years later*: Change Status of Residence to Foreign Construction Worker (Status of Residence: Designated Activities), Activities): about 260,000 yen
continue to work on formwork ↓
・3.8 years later*: Instruct 4 young trainees as a sub on site ・Promotion to Foreman (Sub): about 290,000 yen
*From date of first entry as Technical Intern Trainee
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Examples of Advanced Initiatives by Accepting Organizations
Accepting Organization ・Head Office Location: Yamagata prefecture Worker Introduction
Introduction ・Licensed Industries: Scaffolding and earthwork
・Sales: 4.4 billion yen (FY2017)
・Started Accepting Foreign Workers: FY2000
(No. Accepted as of Jan 31, 2011: 4 foreign construction workers, 17 technical intern trainees)
Initiatives and Ideas of the Accepting Organization

 Through alliances for the development of workers with local Vietnamese construction companies, detailed worker
training and worker evaluation have been realized for foreign workers, and motivation is maintained for skill and Vietnamese [Using a pressure pump to pour
Man (29) concrete into formwork]
qualification acquisition by showing career paths both before and after staying in Japan and paying incentives for
acquiring qualifications ・31 months experience as a foreign construction worker
・Qualification: 3rd Grade Skill Test (Passed 2nd Grade)
 Foreign workers also participate in in-house skills tournaments, and those who acquire skills are treated the same ・Japanese Level: N2
as Japanese technicians, given roles as Group Leaders on site ・Engaged in concrete pumping work using ready-mix concrete and
a pump
 As benefits, in addition to providing a dormitory with low costs, a one week return home system is in place, paying ・Has high skills and Japanese language skills, and acts as a sub and
an assistant to the foreman on site for meetings, instructing
travel expenses for foreign construction workers
technical intern trainees

Evaluation by Accepting Organization of Foreign

Construction Worker Acceptance System Thoughts of the Worker

 This is a good system in that they can acquire advanced construction skills, acquire Grade 1 Skill Test/Large Vehicle  I’m not just learning skills, but also Japanese
License, gain understanding of each other’s cultures, and can stay for a longer period in addition to the Technical language, and I am to be a foreman
Intern Training period (3-5 years)
 I want to be a good leader for the technical intern
 It is important to draw a clear career path both before and after entering Japan from the perspectives of both the trainees that I work with
accepting organization in the training of technicians and for the foreign workers to maintain motivation for work
 I want to learn about Japanese culture while
sharing my own Vietnamese culture
Examples of Career Paths at Accepting Organization

・From 3 week: Language training and the acquisition of construction skills at home in Vietnam (before coming to Japan as Illustration of Accepting Organization Salary System
a Technical Intern Trainee)
・1 month: Training on Japanese language and basic life in Japan through Group education in Japan 1st Year Trainee: Ave. Salary of 245,000 yen (Base salary of
・1 month later*: Engaged in concrete pumping work as a technical intern trainee 148,000 yen)
・3 years later*: Return to a construction company in home country engaged in concrete pumping, acquire a large vehicle 1st Year Foreign Construction Worker: Ave. Salary of 315,000
license and be promoted to operator yen (Base salary of 166,000 yen)
・5 years later*: Change Status of Residence to Foreign Construction Worker (Status of Residence: Designated Activities), 3rd Year Foreign Construction Worker: Ave. Salary of 340,000
continue to work on formwork yen (Basic salary of 170,000 yen + Qualification Class 7,000 yen)
・From 5 years later*: Instruct 5-8 young trainees as a trainee leader, collaborate with other company workers as a sub on
site
*From date of first entry as Technical Intern Trainee
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Examples of Advanced Initiatives by Accepting Organizations
Accepting Organization ・Company Name: Shipyard A ・Location: Shikoku region etc. Opinions of Chinese Workers at Shipyard A
Introduction
・Country of Origin of Foreign Workers: China
 I do welding at the shipyard. Thanks to the help of my senior colleagues I can
Initiatives and Ideas of the Accepting Organization now mostly work on my own.
- Providing a comfortable regional living environment
 I live in the dormitory. It is very comfortable!
 New dedicated dormitory. Takes advantage of a large site offering substantial facilities at low cost.
 On days off I play table tennis and work out in the training gym.
・6-tatami private room. Equipped with internet to contact family ・Lunch is free and self-cooking is possible.
 Work clothes and lunches are free, which is really helpful!!
・Equipped with a table tennis area, billiard area and training gym to enjoy exercise with friends.
 The dormitory fee is just 15,000 yen, including communications and utilities,
・Fully-equipped dormitory provided at 15,000 yen per month. so there is a lot of salaries left to send home.

 Convenient location

・Well located just a 10-minute walk to a large shopping center, so that a car is not necessary

・Near a sports ground. Can enjoy soccer and basketball.

 At-home environment

・Holding an employee trips and a summer party ・Gifts for Chinese New year and Autumn Festival, etc.

 Full support for living

Dormitory party Welding work
・Interpreters are available on side 24 hours, providing support for life without any problems.
Examples of Career Paths at Accepting Organization
・Monthly internal newsletters for trainees are issued (sharing information from Japan and China, etc.)
 1 month: Japanese and basic training in home country
 1 month: Training in Japan
 1 month later: Engaged in welding work as technical intern trainee
 36 months later: Engaged as a worker in shipbuilding designated activities
 24 months later: Guiding 10 younger workers as a site manager
 Future: Plan to return to Japan as Specified Skilled Worker (i)

Evaluation of Employment System by Accepting Organization

The dormitory has a table tennis area,

Self-cooking kitchen
Bicycle etiquette education
billiard area and a training gym
Day trip (USJ)
Clean private room
New dormitory exclusively for
foreign nationals (exterior)
 For our company, which has entered the industry with one of the
world’s largest container ship projects, this system has contributed
significantly to smooth and stable construction processes in specialized
shipbuilding designated activities. This has led to continued stability.
 The new “Specified Skilled Worker” system is a welcome system for
foreign trainees who can work for a long time to acquire more
advanced skills in Japan where technology is more advanced
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Examples of Advanced Initiatives by Accepting Organizations
Accepting Organization ・Company Name: Shipyard B Opinions of Vietnamese Workers at Shipyard B
Introduction ・Location: Kyushu region etc.
 I am working in Specified Shipbuilding Designated Activities, engaged in
・Country of Origin of Foreign Workers: Vietnam welding work. Because I have experience as a Technical Intern Trainee at
Initiatives and Ideas of the Accepting Organization Company B I was able to feel comfortable in my job right away.
- Improved working environment enriching regional cities  If I have any questions, on-site leaders teach me on the spot with the
 Detailed safety and technical guidance help of a translator
・A full-time Vietnamese interpreter is in place to assist in safety instruction to ensure that Vietnamese
 It is helpful to be able to have an interview with the company, who
workers can work safely and with peace of mind responded kindly to questions.
・Not only Japanese technicians but senior Vietnamese workers also provide technical guidance and  Sometimes I guide young trainees as my Japanese has been improving
assistance to trainees. Senior workers help trainees work with a sense of security and with awareness and little by little.
spirit  The dormitory has been renovated and is clean, and costs 20,000 yen,
 Japanese proficiency including utilities and communication costs. It is close to the workplace
and comfortable to live in.
・A full-time Vietnamese interpreter is in place in each office, teaching and conducting Japanese language
classes.  I can borrow a bicycle for free, which is convenient for shopping and
sightseeing.
・A reward system is in place for Japanese language qualification to encourage self-improvement.
・All trainees receive 6 months of Japanese language education at the expense of the company before
coming to Japan. Examples of Career Paths at Accepting Organization
 Follow-up on employment status etc.  6 months: Japanese and basic training in home country
 2 months: Training in Japan on skills, safety and Japanese life
・Regular consultation interviews are held with company staff (every 3 months)  2 months from arrival in Japan: Engaged in on-site welding as a Technical Intern
・A full-time Vietnamese interpreter carefully responds to consultations about life in Japan and the Trainee
workplace  Upon completion of Training (i) and (ii) (total of 36 months): Professional grade
Welding Skills Evaluation Test
 Close to work  After temporarily returning home, and re-entry into Japan: Engaged as a worker in
・ Because this is a regional city, the dormitory is conveniently close to the workplace. specified shipbuilding designated activities
 After Designated Activities are completed: Engaged in Specified Skilled Worker (i)
・ Cheap housing is provided in a dormitory, and consideration is also given to commuting with lending free (planned) (path to Group Leader through overall evaluation)
bicycles.
Evaluation of Employment System by Accepting Organization

Interview by company staff
Trainees receiving safety education
 This is a useful system for accepting organizations that struggle to secure workers,
allowing foreign workers to engage in practical training in specified shipbuilding
designated activities and to practice in various situations.
 With this new “Specified Skilled Worker” acceptance system we believe that
leaders and group leaders will be developed to guide work. The further
improvement of skills is expected to contribute to the development of both Japan
and their home country.
Dormitory near the factory (exterior)
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Examples of Advanced Initiatives by Accepting Organizations
Accepting Organization ・Name of Company: Shipyard C ・Location: Chugoku region
Introduction ・ Country of Origin of Foreign Workers: Philippines
Initiatives and Ideas of the Accepting Organization
- Initiatives for local exchange and leisure time leveraging the strengths of being a local business
 Enhanced leisure time
・Events such as Christmas parties and basketball tournaments are held, along with recreation
at amusement parks, making it enjoyable to live in Japan. This leads to greater interaction
between foreign workers and between foreign workers and Japanese workers, leading to the
development of teamwork.
・A basketball court is maintained for trainees, who enjoy playing basketball in their home
country.
 Enhanced local exchange
・Leveraging the strengths of being a local business, we are accepted into local events such as
athletic meets and festivals, fireworks festivals and marathons, etc. We also contribute to the
community by participating in community clean-up activities. Through such activities, we are able
to deepen mutual understanding with local residents and create a good, comfortable living
environment.
 Full living support
・There is a wireless Wi-Fi making it easy to get in touch with family back home.
・Regular interviews are held at the company and dormitory along with consultations in their
native language to reduce the burden of living abroad.
Opinions of Filipinos working at Shipyard C
 I enjoy my job.
 If possible, I want to keep working in Japan longer (about 5 years).
 The living environment of employees is fully-equipped. Since there
is a wireless LAN in place, I can stay in touch with my family back
home any time.
 There is a company basketball court close to the factory. I am very
grateful, because as a Filipino I love basketball.
 I can live with peace of mind because Japan has well maintained
laws and rules.
 I am able to save for my family with a dormitory charge of 18,000
yen, including utilities.
 The company provides me with work clothes, winter clothes ad
safety shoes etc.
Examples of Career Paths at Accepting Organization
 2 months before entry: Basic Japanese training in home country
 1 month after entry: Study Japanese life and language in Japan
 After above Training: Engaged in painting work as a technical intern Trainee
 36 months later: Engaged as a skilled painter as a Technical Intern Trainee (iii)
(Planned)

Evaluation of Employment System by Accepting Organization

 There are a lot of excellent trainees, and this system in which foreign
workers can continue to show the results of their training in Japan is great
for both the foreign nationals and the company.
 Given that it is difficult to learn everything about shipbuilding in just a few
Basketball court years, it is a great opportunity to be able to stay longer to obtain a higher
Participation in local Participation in community
maintenance events clean-up activities level of skills

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Examples of the Acceptance of Foreign Technical Intern Trainees in Agriculture MAFF

Dairy Field Cultivation - Vegetables

[ Overview of Accepting Organization ] (As of Nov 2018) [Overview of Accepting Organization] (As of Jan 2019)
Location: Hokkaido Location: Kagawa prefecture
Employees: 8 full-time, 4 technical intern trainees, 4 part-time Employees: 4 full-time, 10 technical intern trainees, 2 part-time
Scale: 980 dairy cows Scale: 55ha (lettuce, spring onions, etc.)
(producing 5 million 1liter bottles annually)
Indonesian trainees
[Trainee Status] working in the lettuce
field under the direction
Start of Acceptance: June 2015 (from Philippines) of the President (center)
Currently all women in their 20s, with a salary of around 130,000 yen
[Initiatives of Accepting Organization]
・Interview on site when hiring [Trainee Status and Accepting Organization Initiatives etc.]
・Provision of company housing for ・Accepted since 2004 (from Indonesia)
Trainees (2 buildings for 6 people) ・Treatment and pay raise system equivalent to full-time Japanese employees
(maintenance cost of about 50 million yen) ・A female trainee (3rd year) was appointed as a work department manager
・With a motto of “treat each other like A trainee (right) said that “The salary
・Expanded scale and improved labor management through acceptance
is good and room is comfortable, and
Family”, holidays are spent sightseeing my family back home has been able to ・Sales are 10 times higher than before acceptance
buy a tractor and a motorcycle”
Nearby and holding feasts etc.

[Initiatives of Accepting Organization/Supervisory Organization/Local Area]

Company houses where the trainees
live has private rooms with a kitchen,
an 8 tatami mat room, bedroom, bath
and toilet
The Trainee’s Philippine flag flies
with the Japanese flag in front of
the ranch office
・Former technical intern trainees from the accepting organization have returned
to Indonesia and have created a cooperating dispatch organization
・20 local farms organized their own supervisory organization in 2011
・Consciously working to create opportunities to interact with the local community
such as encouraging participation in local events, and singing Indonesian songs in a
chorus at festivals etc.

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