A training program for foreign nationals will be reviewed by an expert panel that the government plans to set up by the end of the year, Justice Minister Yoshihisa Furukawa announced Friday.
The so-called "technical intern training program" was initiated to support developing countries through the transfer of technical skills, but in reality, foreign trainees have been used as cheap labor.
The government is accelerating efforts to drastically review the program, which has come under international criticism.
