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Re:Dam built by robots? Japan's Obayashi tests it out by johnwalkr on Monday July 27, 2020 @08:39AM (#23964498)
Japan is one of the easiest countries for skilled people to immigrate to. No quota, no requirement to try to hire locally first, fast-track visa (few weeks), as little as 1 year to get permanent residency.

http://www.immi-moj.go.jp/newimmiact_3/en/index.html

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Re:Dam built by robots? Japan's Obayashi tests it out by 0xffff2 on Monday July 27, 2020 @03:04PM (#23968288)
Do construction trades count as "skilled people" in the immigration context in Japan? Usually when I hear "skilled" in that context I think of doctors and PhD researchers.
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Re:Dam built by robots? Japan's Obayashi tests it out by johnwalkr on Tuesday July 28, 2020 @06:45AM (#23974321)
Not for the visa I linked but there are a lot of foreigners working construction and assembly lines on other visa types. I think it’s generally managed by some kind of labour company and the jobs are mostly low wage.

I wanted to double check so I googled it and found this, looks like there’s new visas for things like construction: https://www.mofa.go.jp/files/000459527.pdf

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