Japan's decision to greatly introduce Indian talents has attracted great attention from the outside world, while causing strong opposition domestically. Many Japanese people are worried that a large number of Indian talents entering Japan may bring about a series of problems.

Indian IT Industry

According to the Japanese government's plan, within the next five years, Japan and India will carry out talent exchanges of 500,000 people, of which Japan will introduce 50,000 high-end Indian technical talents, mainly concentrated in the IT and medical fields, which are in short supply in Japan.

The main reason why Japan wants to greatly introduce Indian talents is the serious shortage of domestic labor. Over the past few decades, the combination of Japan's low birth rate and aging population has led to a gradual reduction in the labor force. According to statistics from the Japanese government, by 2030, the labor gap in Japan will reach as high as 6 million, which is extremely huge. With limited domestic population, the Japanese government has no choice but to turn its eyes to foreign countries, and make up for the lack by introducing talents.

India has responded positively. India has a large population, with a large number of university graduates every year, and there is a big pressure on employment. Therefore, when Japan proposed to introduce talents, India was very willing. Japan and India have formed a complementary relationship: Japan needs labor, and India needs job opportunities.

Short-term, the large influx of Indian IT and medical talents into Japan will indeed alleviate the shortage of talents in relevant fields. India has certain advantages in the IT field, and many Indians are proficient in English, able to communicate smoothly with Western enterprises. In Western IT companies, there are even many Indian executives, which is one of the important reasons why Japan is willing to introduce Indian IT talents. In the medical field, India also has strong strength, so it is attractive to Japan.

Indian-American Community

However, in the long run, the situation may gradually change. If Indian talents settle down in Japan for a long time and form a large community, it will bring profound impacts on Japanese society and culture. In recent years, Europe and the United States have gradually tightened their policies on Indian immigrants. For example, US President Trump significantly increased the cost of H1B visas, aiming to limit the number of Indian immigrants. The reason is that Indian immigrants are not easily assimilated abroad, but instead tend to influence and change the local culture.

Taking Canada as an example, a large number of Indian immigrants have gradually made local customs more Indianized. People need to adapt to the cultural atmosphere of the Indian community, and even be influenced in language, diet, and activities. Similar situations have also appeared in the United States and the United Kingdom.

In the IT field, the United States once absorbed a large number of Indian talents, but gradually found that they have "high expectations but low actual abilities": strong verbal expression ability, but weak practical work ability, leading to a shift in the attitude of companies toward them. At the same time, the Indian group has a serious phenomenon of grouping together. Once someone becomes a middle or upper-level person in a company, they will recruit more Indians, eventually resulting in a single personnel structure and reduced vitality in the company, which goes against the original intention of the West to introduce diversified talents, thus causing resentment.

Japanese People

Because of seeing the experiences of the West, Japanese people are worried that introducing a large number of Indian talents may bring similar problems. If Indian immigrants form communities in Japan, they will inevitably conflict with Japanese culture, and even lead to friction between different ethnic groups like Singapore.

As can be seen, although the Japanese government's initial intention to introduce Indian talents is to solve the problem of labor shortage, taking too big steps may easily cause social conflicts. The reasonable approach should be to gradually promote, first conduct small-scale pilot projects, summarize experience, and adjust policies according to actual situations. This way, potential problems can be controlled and large-scale outbreaks can be avoided. If a large number of Indian talents are introduced rashly, once social conflicts occur, it will be difficult to handle.

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