Japan Just Opened the Door for 50,000 Skilled Workers From Haryana Here's the Deal 🇯🇵 Japan's Fukuoka Prefecture is facing a serious workforce crunch, with nearly 80% of its companies in semiconductors, automobiles, IT, and manufacturing struggling to find technically skilled staff. Their solution? Turn to Haryana. Under the "Haryana-Fukuoka Connect 2026" partnership formed in Chandigarh, both sides have agreed to create employment and internship opportunities in Japan for up to 50,000 students and technical professionals from Haryana over the next five years. To make this happen, Haryana is rolling out Japanese-language and industry-specific technical courses across its universities and polytechnics, backed by a newly formed Haryana Sakura Working Group and a dedicated help desk for Fukuoka-based companies. Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini is personally overseeing the effort to prepare youth according to Fukuoka's exact workforce requirements. For engineering, ITI, and diploma hol...