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Thursday, November 15, 2018

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350,000 OVER FIVE YEARS Japan plans to accept 48,000 foreign workers in fiscal 2019November 14, 2018 Japan plans to allow up to 48,000 foreign workers to enter the country in fiscal 2019 and 350,000 over five years under a proposed new visa program designed to alleviate worker shortages, according to government estimates.
CITES U.S. SANCTIONS Cuban envoy denied room at Hilton hotel in FukuokaNovember 14, 2018 Cuba's ambassador to Japan was denied a room at a Hilton hotel in Fukuoka in October on grounds he represents a country slapped with U.S. economic sanctions.

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