Foreign trainees may outnumber Japanese-learning slots by tens of thousands under Japan’s new immigration program

Nikkei Asia reports that Japan’s new immigration program, set to launch in April 2027, aims to help 150,000 workers a year improve their Japanese while employed. Japanese-language schools nationwide can accommodate about 7,500 foreign trainees at once under the program, and Nikkei Asia says trainees may outnumber learning slots by tens of thousands.