Tokyo becomes Japan’s first municipality designated as a “national strategic special zone” for non-Japanese hairdressers, a move that will allow more foreign national to work as a hairdressers in Tokyo for up to five years if they meet certain requirements…
…foreign nationals have long faced the paradox of being eligible to obtain a license for beauticians, dieticians and other vocations, but not being able to find employment with it because they cannot acquire residence status that allows them to work in relevant jobs. https://asahi.com/ajw/articles/14739364
