The Cabinet Office has formed a team to address problems facing out-of-work foreigners with permanent settler status, particularly Brazilians, including job searches and their children's education.
The team of six, established Jan. 9, is trying to compile countermeasures as wide-scale job cuts at manufacturers have had a huge impact on these immigrants, Cabinet Office official and team member Yasuhiro Omori said.
It is asking local-level authorities, including in the cities of Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, and Toyota, Aichi Prefecture, which have many manufacturing factories, what kind of support is needed, he said.
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