The revised law has passed the Upper House yesterday. The opposition didn't accept it because they could not have enough discussion about it. It become very controversial. Many industries welcome the result that it was passed. The categories of the new foreign resident status has not changed after the bill. It is categorized into 14 businesses that include nursing, building cleaning, formed and fabricated materials, industrial machinery manufacturing, electronic and electrical equipment, construction, shipbuilding, car maintenance, aviation, hotels, farming, fishing, drink and food manufacturing, and restaurants.
Estimated number of foreign people in order to accept within 5 years below :
Nursing : 50000-60000 persons
Restaurants : 41000-53000
Construction : 30000-40000
Building cleaning : 28000-37000
Farming : 18000-36500
Drink and food manufacturing : 26000-34000
Hotels : 20000-22000
Formed and fabricated materials : 17000-21500
Shipbuilding : 10000-13000
Fishing : 7000-9000
Car maintenance : 6000-7000
Industrial machinery manufacturing : 4250-5250
Electronic and electrical equipment : 3750-4700
Aviation : 1700-2200
Total : 262700-345150 persons