
外食業の給食業再開や介護分野の受け入れ枠見直しを盛り込み、年内の閣議決定を目指す
政府は13日、外国人労働者の「特定技能」と「育成就労」に関する有識者会議を開き、分野別運用方針の改正案について12月の関係閣僚会議に報告することを確認した。年内の閣議決定を目指す。
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技能実習に代わって2027年4月に「育成就労」が始まる予定である。
政府は13日、外国人労働者の在留資格「特定技能」と、技能実習に代わって2027年4月に始まる「育成就労」に関する有識者会議を開いた。分野別運用方針の改正案について、12月に予定する関係閣僚会議に報告することを確認した。政府は年内の閣議決定を目指す。
外国人材、都市部への転職急増 外食業、地方で人手不足拍車―特定1号、受け入れ停止半年
改正案では、現在は受け入れを停止している特定技能1号の「外食業分野」のうち、病院や福祉施設での給食業について、来年4月からの受け入れ再開を盛り込む。給食業を「飲食料品製造業分野」に移す。「介護分野」については、即戦力となる特定技能外国人への需要を踏まえ、特定技能1号と育成就労の受け入れ枠の配分を見直す。特定技能1号を現行から2万人増の14万6900人、育成就労を2万人減の1万3800人とする。
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関係閣僚会議への報告と年内の閣議決定
Very likely · Within months

Regarding the bill proposed by the Liberal Democratic Party, Japan Restoration Party, and the People's Democratic Party to reduce the number of proportional representation seats in the House of Representatives by 31, Jiji Press calculated the number of seats they would gain based on the results of the February House of Representatives election. In terms of proportion, the Liberal Democratic Party decreased by 4.6 points, while the Democratic People's Democratic Party increased by 1.5 points.

Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Ozaki revealed the impact of the Microsoft failure on government systems and the coordination of the Japan-U.S.-Australia-India summit meeting, and reports included the death of House of Councilors member Masaaki Yamazaki and Prime Minister Takaichi's remarks on the Kumamoto Earthquake Recovery Fund. In the United States, news included the resignation of Nvidia's CEO, a large deficit at the SoftBank Group, and an increase in imports and exports from China.

Jörg Urban, 62, head of Germany's far-right party AfD in the eastern state of Saxony, said we can learn a lot from Japan's harsh immigration policies. He praised Japan's stance of restricting unskilled workers and accepting highly skilled workers, and also advocated lifting sanctions on Russia and suspending aid to Ukraine. The AfD is the largest party in Saxony and other former East German regions, and public security authorities have labeled the organization a "right-wing extremist group."

Reuters reported that senior White House officials are discussing replacing Secretary of Commerce Lutnick. Nvidia CEO Huang has been under fire over his handling of spying allegations, and Lutnick has opposed and postponed imposing export restrictions on companies suspected of smuggling semiconductors to China. There has been growing criticism from Congress over the lack of regulatory measures and Nvidia's oversight of exports to China.

According to Reuters, senior administration officials are discussing whether to replace Secretary of Commerce Lutnick. The US president described Huang as having "done a great job" and insisted that Apple's Chairman Cook was the only one to replace him. Nvidia announced that CEO Huang will step down and that CFO Colette Kress will serve as interim CEO. WSJ reported that the board of directors is preparing to fire CEO Huang.

On the 12th, Russian President Vladimir Putin met with U.S. Special Envoy for the Middle East Witkoff and President Trump's son-in-law, Kushner, in Moscow. It is believed that they held talks regarding peace in Ukraine and the security system in Europe.