Japan is currently facing a situation in which there is a growing relative scarcity of engineering talent at all levels as demand outstrips supply. In other words, there are simply not enough indigenous resources (i.e., new engineering graduates and university-based advanced research programs) to fill the expected future demand for technical expertise inside Japan. Already, Japanese high technology companies are encountering strategic technical fields where they cannot develop sufficient native talent in a reasonable time frame. This prevents or delays them from mounting an effective autonomous development effort. In the engineering industry, Japan is turning to foreign sources.

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