A Tokyo bus operator has declared its desire to hire foreign drivers, hoping the move will prompt Japan to open up the job to people from abroad as the country grapples with a growing labor shortage in the public transport sector.
A Tokyo bus operator has declared its desire to hire foreign drivers, hoping the move will prompt Japan to open up the job to people from abroad as the country grapples with a growing labor shortage in the public transport sector. Tokyu Bus Corp President Takashi Furukawa wants to set…
Like many elderly people in Japan, an 83-year-old woman living in the Omiyadai district of Chiba s Wakaba Ward relies on a local bus service to get around.
Self-driving buses are set to start operating on public roads in Japan as early as the year-end, carrying the possibility of alleviating a nationwide driver shortage.
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