Japan Minister Wary of Opening ‘Pandora’s Box’ of Immigration
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Japan should fix its shrinking workforce by enabling women to work, before turning to the ‘Pandora’s box’ of immigration, the country’s minister for the empowerment of women said in an interview last week.
Haruko Arimura, a 44-year-old mother of two, said Japan must act fast to change a trend that could otherwise see the workforce decline by almost half by 2060. But she warned if immigrants were mistreated -- something she’d witnessed overseas -- it raised the risk of creating resentment in their ranks.