The number of foreign workers in Japan increased nearly threefold in a decade to 2.05 million in 2023, according to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare. Although companies have been relying on foreign labor for years, the recent surge has increased the need for foreign supervisors.

Japan needs 6.74 million foreign workers to achieve the government's growth goals for 2040, according to the Japan International Cooperation Agency. This will require not only attracting more foreign talent, but retaining it as well.