Japan is changing it needs workers. It is an society. This means it does not have workers. Japan's government has decided to employ workers from countries to fill . Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said his government will meet to approve a , which could become law on April 1. The new law would allow up to 345,000 foreign workers to help with its of labor. Many of these will work in , fishing, healthcare and agriculture. They will be mainly -skilled workers and need to pass a Japanese language .
Japan's government said on Saturday that it had to change and let more foreign workers in to help the . It said: "If Japan continued along the same , we would find ourselves in a very difficult ." The government will make sure foreign workers can adjust to life in and towns. It said: "We want to ensure they have the right in which to live and work." Japanese people are having children - only 1.4 children per woman. This should be 2.1 for Japan to have enough workers. Japan's is already dropping every .
