TOKYO: Japan is loosening regulations on part-time work for foreigners. The workers who are stuck in the country due to the novel coronavirus and having trouble supporting themselves will get the relief of a part-time job, the government said on Tuesday.
The measures which take effect from Tuesday are liberalization of labor curbs on foreigners in a developing economy suffering from huge shortages of workers. A number of foreigners either students or on other visa statuses are stuck in Japan for longer than expected due to the coronavirus as a strict quarantine rule in their home nations or a lack of plane flights, leaving some without financial support. The new rules will allow people with 90-day short-stay permits to renew their permits and receive permission to work up to 28 hours a week. While technical trainees will be able to change their visas to a “specified activity” work permit for six months, the Justice Ministry said on its website.
People on student visas will…