Ibaraki recorded Japan's highest number of illegal foreign workers last year. In response, the prefecture is paying rewards for information that leads to the arrest of employers hiring unauthorized workers. The policy has sparked debate in a region where farms increasingly depend on legal migrant workers to fill chronic labor shortages. Click here for the full story: s.nikkei.com/4ynLB4W == == == == == == For the Asian business, politics, economy and tech stories others miss, please subscribe to Nikkei Asia here: asia.nikkei.com/member/register == == == == == == Follow us on: Website: asia.nikkei.com Twitter: twitter.com/NikkeiAsia Facebook: facebook.com/nikkeiasia Instagram: instagram.com/nikkeiasia Threads: threads.com/@nikkeiasia LinkedIn: s.nikkei.com/liasia Telegram: t.me/nikkeiasia WhatsApp: s.nikkei.com/3NlNUm9 #Japan #JapanNews #NikkeiAsia #nikkei #Immigration #asia #Immigra...