Japan offers jobs to Pakistani students

To import qualified workers from Pakistan, the Japanese Embassy in Islamabad wants to partner with local universities to provide Japanese language courses.

"We [the embassy] want to promote Japanese language education here mainly to help Pakistanis who want to go to Japan for employment," Matsuda Kuninori, the Japanese ambassador, said. "So, I visited some universities and wanted to visit more, particularly those in Karachi, Lahore, Peshawar, and Quetta, but the current coronavirus crisis hampered the plan. We will ensure that the planned Japanese language courses are completed as soon as things return to normal."

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The embassy decided to bring Japanese language teachers who can collaborate with Pakistani teachers, the ambassador added.

Furthermore, the ambassador said that Japan hopes to cooperate with Pakistani universities on an academic level, which might help Pakistanis find work in Japan.

Pakistani skilled people should take advantage of opportunities in Japan's engineering and IT sectors, according to Kuninori.

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Meanwhile, he praised Pakistan for its long-term performance in combating terrorism.

"Pakistan is no longer a dangerous place to visit, so I anticipate an increase in tourist and business arrivals from Japan in the coming years," he said.

According to the envoy, Japan will relax its travel restrictions for Pakistan. "In terms of security threat, we will downgrade Pakistan," he said.