Japan Welcomed Foreign Workers Then Left Them in Covid-19 Limbo.

The distinction between citizens and even long-term, legal residents, though, has confused and enraged the country's nearly 2.25 million foreigners, a group Japan increasingly needs to offset its rapidly aging workforce. Economy Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura, who is in charge of Japan's response to the pandemic, said in an interview Wednesday it was too early to start thinking about loosening border restrictions. [Extracted from the article]

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