According to a survey conducted from June to August 2019, a majority of almost 59 percent of respondents in Japan approved of increasing the number of foreign workers in order to counter labor shortages. At the same time, more than 39 percent did not approve of this development.
Opinion on the planned increase of foreign workers due to labor shortages among people in Japan as of August 2019
Original question: "Starting from April this year, the intake of foreign workers for industries suffering from labor shortages was expanded. Do you approve or do you not approve of the related increase in foreigners living in Japan?"
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NHK, & NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute. (October 15, 2019). Opinion on the planned increase of foreign workers due to labor shortages among people in Japan as of August 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 27, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1124544/japan-opinion-increase-foreign-workers/
NHK, und NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute. "Opinion on the planned increase of foreign workers due to labor shortages among people in Japan as of August 2019." Chart. October 15, 2019. Statista. Accessed June 27, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1124544/japan-opinion-increase-foreign-workers/
NHK, NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute. (2019). Opinion on the planned increase of foreign workers due to labor shortages among people in Japan as of August 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 27, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1124544/japan-opinion-increase-foreign-workers/
NHK, and NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute. "Opinion on The Planned Increase of Foreign Workers Due to Labor Shortages among People in Japan as of August 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Oct 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1124544/japan-opinion-increase-foreign-workers/
NHK & NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, Opinion on the planned increase of foreign workers due to labor shortages among people in Japan as of August 2019 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1124544/japan-opinion-increase-foreign-workers/ (last visited June 27, 2022)
