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Kuroda Says Using Foreigners to Fill Job Gaps Worth Considering

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Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said that using foreign workers to help mitigate potential labor force shortages in the future deserves consideration.

The examination should be done in addition to ensuring increased participation of women and the elderly in the work force, Kuroda said yesterday, speaking at the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City’s annual conference at the Jackson Hole resort in Wyoming.