About JAC website multilingualization

The JAC website uses AI automatic translation (machine translation). Because it is machine translation, the translation may not always be accurate.

About the automatic translation (machine translation) function

The website is automatically translated (machine translated) according to the language settings of the device you are using to view the website.
To change the language, open the language selection panel from the Language button in the header and select the language.
Some proper nouns may not be translated correctly.
Some pages are not automatically translated. PDFs are not translated.
Links to external sites will not be translated.

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We provide multilingual content through machine translation. Translation accuracy is not 100%. About the multilingualization of the JAC website

If you choose "Plain Japanese", it will be a simple sentence and a phonetic.
If you select "Attach hiragana", you will add furigana to your sentence.
You can select your native language in "Language" to translate it.

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A word from a senior foreigner working in the construction industry
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Mr. Ou Hi, the first person in Japan to obtain Specified Skilled Worker (ii) residence status

From a senior foreigner working in a construction company
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Mr. Ou Hi, the first person in Japan to obtain Specified Skilled Worker (ii) residence status

Photo: Ou Hi

[Work location] Gifu Prefecture

【Job Type】 Concrete pressure feeding

I have a wife and children in China, and I came to Japan to enrich my family's life. When I came to Japan, my son was still young, but now he is a high school student and is studying hard for the entrance exam. I am very happy that becoming a Specified Skilled Worker (ii) allows me to invite my family in China to live in Japan with me.

Thanks to my senior colleagues who taught me, I can now do everything on my own. When I first joined the company, my senior colleague had me stand next to them and demonstrated the work in front of me. They explained things slowly, which made it easy to understand. I've followed their example and now teach my junior colleagues the same way.

I have never experienced discrimination on the job site simply because I am Chinese. When I worked hard and became a foreman, the site supervisor and people from other companies began to trust me. Thanks to that, my work became even easier. Now, I want to study Japanese more and improve my reading and writing skills.

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