Indonesian bus driver to be 1st to work under new Japan visa status

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Iyus, an Indonesian who arrived in Japan for the first time in 2013, will work as a tourist bus driver. Tokyo aims to welcome thousands of foreign workers to address labor shortages in various sectors, including transportation.

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Indonesian bus driver to be 1st to work under new Japan visa status

An Indonesian man will be the first to take advantage of Japan extending the scope of its specified skilled worker visa to encompass the road transportation sector when he begins work as a bus driver in fiscal 2025. Iyus, 40, who came to Japan in 2013, attended a language school and worked at a travel agency before joining Tokyo-based Nikko Kanko Bus Co. Read full story here