# @nikkeiasia on YouTube

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://youtube.com/watch?v=EqUC-BhBg9Y
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- **Posted:** 2026-07-15T03:01:08.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Nikkei Asia (@nikkeiasia) — https://gondola.cc/nikkeiasia

## Caption

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. 
 
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