Expanding investment and talent exchange
Japan will further expand investment support for Indian start-ups, building on Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)’s past yen-denominated loans to tech firms in Telangana state, India’s IT hub.
Facing an estimated shortfall of 790,000 highly skilled tech workers by 2030, Tokyo plans to take in more Indian specialists, while India produces around 1.5 million engineering graduates each year.
For this reason, Ishiba is set to announce Tokyo’s commitment to welcoming more specialists in semiconductors and advanced technologies. Over the past five years, about 25,000 skilled Indian professionals have come to Japan for work, study or training.
Ishiba said Japan would double this figure over the next five years, in line with the growing labour shortage faced by Japanese companies.”
Some Japanese companies are already moving ahead. Sompo Care, an elderly care provider, has begun employing and training Indian staff, with the first batch already working in Japan after training at a facility it set up in India in 2024.
Similarly, energy firm Sekisho has launched a student–business matching programme linking Indian graduates with Japanese firms. In August, Sekisho established a subsidiary in India to support students and Japanese companies with language training and job placement, focusing particularly on regional firms in Japan.
AloJapan.com