Japanese shipbuilding industry facing labor shortage

Japanese shipbuilding industry facing labor shortage

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Workers engage in ship-repair work at Sanwa Dock Co.'s plant on Innoshima Island, Hiroshima Prefecture, in October 2014. The shipbuilding industry in Japan faces a serious labor shortage while orders have been surging recently.

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