Japan trains foreign workers for railway maintenance
East Japan Railway, or JR East, has taken the lead in launching a training program aimed at nurturing about 100 foreign workers annually under Japan's specified skilled worker program amid severe labor shortages in railway maintenance.The trained workers are expected to find jobs at railway companies across the country, attracting attention as to whether they can contribute to alleviating the labor shortages.On March 6, the program was shown to the press at JR East's general training center in Shirakawa, Fukushima Prefecture.
