Tokyo may accept foreign housekeepers.

Tokyo has the plan accepting foreign housekeepers with using a special zone system. Tokyo will be the third city after Osaka and Kanagawa which already accepted. Housekeepers who have more than a year experience are able to get the residence status of designated activity in special zone by contracting with the approved company. http://www.huffingtonpost.jp/2016/05/09/foreign-maid-tokyo_n_9866768.html

Accepting foreign workers for “so-called unskilled labor”

The Liberal Democratic Party’s Special Mission Committee on the accepting foreign workers made the outline of a plan. It should be started first on the field that needs labors. The period is 5years. They are going to propose it to the government by the end of May 2016. http://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/videonews/fnn?a=20160427-00000062-fnn-pol