Event Brief
Japan considers adding airport ground handling to new visa
By The BriefBrief · Sources (1)
Filed: Sep 09, 2026 at 5:09 AM ET
Summary: Japan’s Immigration Services Agency is considering adding airport ground handling to the new Employment for Skill Development program. Officials said 300 foreign workers would be shifted from the Specified Skilled Worker program to the new system, scheduled to start in April 2027, keeping combined projected intake at about 1.23 million.
WHO: Japan’s Immigration Services Agency officials
WHAT: Considering adding airport ground handling to the Employment for Skill Development program and shifting 300 workers from the Specified Skilled Worker program
WHEN: Sep 09, 2026
WHERE: Japan
WHY: To adjust the new Employment for Skill Development program’s coverage for the aviation sector’s estimated foreign-worker needs.
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