About 70 company managers and recruitment staff attended a Nagasaki seminar on retaining international workers, KTN reported on Nov. 5. Speakers urged employers to prepare for changes that will allow eligible workers to transfer between workplaces under the new employment-training system. A representative of MOLCAREER stressed explaining job duties, pay, working arrangements and career prospects clearly so expectations match. Nagasaki Prefecture had a record 12,807 foreign workers at the end of October 2025. The prefecture projects that number will reach 19,100 in fiscal 2030 and wants to support both recruitment and retention. Source: KTN News / MOLCAREER

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