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Japan is its immigration policy because it workers. Japan is an aging society. This means it does not enough workers to in many jobs. Japan's government has to allow many workers from other countries into the country to fill the jobs. Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said his government will meet on December 28 to the plan. If the plan is approved, it will law on April 1. The new law would up to 345,000 foreign workers to help with labor shortages. Many of these workers will work in the construction, fishing, healthcare and agriculture industries. They will largely low-skilled workers and will need to pass a Japanese language test.

Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga on Saturday that Japan had to and allow more foreign workers in to help the economy. He said: "If Japan simply along the same path, we would find ourselves in a very difficult situation." He also said the government would sure the foreign workers can quickly to life in smaller Japanese cities and towns. He said: "We want to they have the right environment in which to live and work." Japanese people are fewer children. The fertility rate now only 1.4 children per woman. The rate should 2.1 for Japan to have enough Japanese workers. Japan's population is already by about 400,000 people a year.