{"id":172115,"date":"2025-07-10T13:22:09","date_gmt":"2025-07-10T04:22:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=172115&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2025-07-10T13:22:09","modified_gmt":"2025-07-10T04:22:09","slug":"fukuoka-city-to-help-firms-hire-indian-it-talent","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/fukuoka-city-to-help-firms-hire-indian-it-talent\/","title":{"rendered":"Fukuoka City To Help Firms Hire Indian IT Talent"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span>Fukuoka City will launch a new program to help local small and mid-sized IT firms recruit Indian engineers. The initiative, announced on July 9, includes support for matching employers with candidates, as well as assistance with Japanese language study and immigration procedures. Participating companies will be selected in August, with employment targeted to begin around April 2026. The program aligns with growing ties between Fukuoka and India, highlighted by the April opening of Japan\u2019s second Indian consulate in the city. Consul General Ramkumar emphasized the goal of deepening economic links and sparking interest in India\u2019s vast market among local businesses. <\/span><b>Source: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/efc.fukuoka.jp\/India_event\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span>Fukuoka City<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-172117\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/fnn_tenjin-one-bldg-july10_2025_WEB.jpg?resize=1400%2C1050&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Fukuoka City To Help Firms Hire Indian IT Talent\" width=\"1400\" height=\"1050\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/fnn_tenjin-one-bldg-july10_2025_WEB.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/fnn_tenjin-one-bldg-july10_2025_WEB.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/fnn_tenjin-one-bldg-july10_2025_WEB.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/fnn_tenjin-one-bldg-july10_2025_WEB.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stay informed with the latest Fukuoka &amp; Kyushu news and events in English. Sign up for our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">free weekly newsletter <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">today and never miss a beat. Opt out anytime, your privacy is our priority. Get the inside scoop with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Now<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Summaries based on public content, errors may occur during translation. Images credited independently. Send feedback using <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/contact\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">this <\/span><b>form<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fukuoka City will launch a new program to help local small and mid-sized IT firms recruit Indian engineers. The initiative, announced on&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29305,"featured_media":172117,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-172115","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","location-fukuoka-city","news-category-business","en-US"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/172115","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/29305"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=172115"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/172117"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=172115"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=172115"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}