[Information] The Basics of Hiring Foreign Workers

On January 23, 2026, the "Ministerial Meeting on the Acceptance of Foreigners and the Realization of an Orderly Coexistence Society" and the Cabinet decided on the operational policies for the specified skills system and the training employment system by sector. The details of the sector-specific operational guidelines for training employment, scheduled to be implemented from April 1, 2027, were announced. Many companies currently utilizing specified skills may be considering the use of training employment in the future. In this seminar, we will invite attorney Shohei Sugita, a leading expert in the employment of foreign personnel, to explain the "sector-specific operational policies for training employment," which are approaching implementation. What preparations are necessary for utilization? In our case, should we proceed with hiring under specified skills or training employment? If you have such concerns, please use this as a reference. ■ Recommended for: - HR personnel considering the expansion of foreign employment - HR personnel who want to deepen their knowledge about training employment