Japan Welcomes New Filipino Housekeeper Recruits

TOKYO, JAPAN - MARCH 21: A Japanese teacher gives instruction of using detergent for trainee housekeepers during the training class for the new recruits at the staffing company Pasona Inc. headquarters on March 21, 2017 in Tokyo, Japan. The newly arrived Filipino workers spent two month training in Manila, in Japanese language, traditional domestic choir customs, cultures and hospitality that the staffing giant Pasona Inc. offers to them ahead of their arrival to Japan as housekeeping specialists. In July, the Japanese government lifted the restrictions for foreign housekeepers in 'National Strategic Special Zones' including Tokyo and adjacent Kanagawa prefecture, to 'reduce the burden of household chores borne by women, and to promote Japanese women's engagement in economic activity,' according to the Prime Minister's office. (Photo by Ken Ishii/Getty Images)