Japan For foreign mechanics construction The doors of the industry have been opened.

According to the website AsianNikki.com, young people from developing countries in Asia are flocking to Japan to enroll in auto mechanics technical colleges in order to compete in Japan’s labor force due to a declining birth rate. The gap created can be filled.

Independent schools run by automakers such as Toyota, Honda and Nissan are welcoming a surge in post-coronavirus traineeships, aiming to bring computer-savvy motor mechanics to the country. To meet the existing demand, to repair high-tech vehicles, including battery-powered vehicles.

However, some prominent people associated with the automotive sector have expressed concern over the change introduced in the sector under which youth from countries like Vietnam and Nepal will be trained.

He says how the car manufacturing industry in Japan will maintain its global prominence when the Japanese youth show so little interest in the business.

On the other hand, Toyota Technical College has highlighted the role of citizens of other countries in the development of the country’s economy in view of the decline in Japan’s population.

According to Japan’s labor ministry, the number of foreign workers reached 2 million in October, up 12 percent year-on-year, with 27 percent of them working in the manufacturing sector.

Vietnamese nationals make up a quarter of this number and the largest share, followed by workers from China and the Philippines.

The Japanese government has been encouraging the employment of foreign nationals in the auto repair sector since 2019 by allowing them to stay in the country as ‘specialized skilled workers’.

In the past five years, the number of foreigners working in auto repair jobs in Japan has more than doubled to nearly 4,800.