Japan seems to have abandoned that strategy in favour of attracting migrant workers from SE Asia. At least that's the impression I got when I last visited the T

Japan seems to have abandoned that strategy in favour of attracting migrant workers from SE Asia. At least that's the impression I got when I last visited the Tokyo Regional Immigration Bureau. Makes sense given how reliant the country still is on manual labour. They even hire people to walk you past roadworks when a physical sign alone would do just fine.