The amendment bill of Immigrant Control and Refugee Recognition Law is passed during Upper House Judicial Affairs Committee at the Diet Building in Tokyo late at night on December 8, 2018. The Liberal Democratic Party of Japan insisted to pass the bill to overcome the nation's labor shortage by accepting unskilled workers from overseas while the opposition parties opposed. The result could be the creation of a new social class that may increase discord and friction in Japanese society. The government expects to accept 345,150 people in 14 industries within five years with the schedule of enforcement on April 1, 2019.( The Yomiuri Shimbun via AP Images )

The amendment bill of Immigrant Control and Refugee Recognition Law is passed during Upper House Judicial Affairs Committee at the Diet Building in Tokyo late at night on December 8, 2018. The Liberal Democratic Party of Japan insisted to pass the bill to overcome the nation's labor shortage by accepting unskilled workers from overseas while the opposition parties opposed. The result could be the creation of a new social class that may increase discord and friction in Japanese society. The government expects to accept 345,150 people in 14 industries within five years with the schedule of enforcement on April 1, 2019.( The Yomiuri Shimbun via AP Images )

The amendment bill of Immigrant Control and Refugee Recognition Law is passed during Upper House Judicial Affairs Committee at the Diet Building in Tokyo late at night on December 8, 2018. The Liberal Democratic Party of Japan insisted to pass the bill to overcome the nation's labor shortage by accepting unskilled workers from overseas while the opposition parties opposed. The result could be the creation of a new social class that may increase discord and friction in Japanese society. The government expects to accept 345,150 people in 14 industries within five years with the schedule of enforcement on April 1, 2019.( The Yomiuri Shimbun via AP Images )

The amendment bill of Immigrant Control and Refugee Recognition Law is passed during Upper House Judicial Affairs Committee at the Diet Building in Tokyo late at night on December 8, 2018. The Liberal Democratic Party of Japan insisted to pass the bill to overcome the nation's labor shortage by accepting unskilled workers from overseas while the opposition parties opposed. The result could be the creation of a new social class that may increase discord and friction in Japanese society. The government expects to accept 345,150 people in 14 industries within five years with the schedule of enforcement on April 1, 2019.( The Yomiuri Shimbun via AP Images )

The amendment bill of Immigrant Control and Refugee Recognition Law is passed during Upper House Judicial Affairs Committee at the Diet Building in Tokyo late at night on December 8, 2018. The Liberal Democratic Party of Japan insisted to pass the bill to overcome the nation's labor shortage by accepting unskilled workers from overseas while the opposition parties opposed. The result could be the creation of a new social class that may increase discord and friction in Japanese society. The government expects to accept 345,150 people in 14 industries within five years with the schedule of enforcement on April 1, 2019.( The Yomiuri Shimbun via AP Images )

The amendment bill of Immigrant Control and Refugee Recognition Law is passed during Upper House Judicial Affairs Committee at the Diet Building in Tokyo late at night on December 8, 2018. The Liberal Democratic Party of Japan insisted to pass the bill to overcome the nation's labor shortage by accepting unskilled workers from overseas while the opposition parties opposed. The result could be the creation of a new social class that may increase discord and friction in Japanese society. The government expects to accept 345,150 people in 14 industries within five years with the schedule of enforcement on April 1, 2019.( The Yomiuri Shimbun via AP Images )

The amendment bill of Immigrant Control and Refugee Recognition Law is passed during Upper House Judicial Affairs Committee at the Diet Building in Tokyo late at night on December 8, 2018. The Liberal Democratic Party of Japan insisted to pass the bill to overcome the nation's labor shortage by accepting unskilled workers from overseas while the opposition parties opposed. The result could be the creation of a new social class that may increase discord and friction in Japanese society. The government expects to accept 345,150 people in 14 industries within five years with the schedule of enforcement on April 1, 2019.( The Yomiuri Shimbun via AP Images )

The amendment bill of Immigrant Control and Refugee Recognition Law is passed during Upper House Judicial Affairs Committee at the Diet Building in Tokyo late at night on December 8, 2018. The Liberal Democratic Party of Japan insisted to pass the bill to overcome the nation's labor shortage by accepting unskilled workers from overseas while the opposition parties opposed. The result could be the creation of a new social class that may increase discord and friction in Japanese society. The government expects to accept 345,150 people in 14 industries within five years with the schedule of enforcement on April 1, 2019.( The Yomiuri Shimbun via AP Images )

The amendment bill of Immigrant Control and Refugee Recognition Law is passed during Upper House Judicial Affairs Committee at the Diet Building in Tokyo late at night on December 8, 2018. The Liberal Democratic Party of Japan insisted to pass the bill to overcome the nation's labor shortage by accepting unskilled workers from overseas while the opposition parties opposed. The result could be the creation of a new social class that may increase discord and friction in Japanese society. The government expects to accept 345,150 people in 14 industries within five years with the schedule of enforcement on April 1, 2019.( The Yomiuri Shimbun via AP Images )

The amendment bill of Immigrant Control and Refugee Recognition Law is passed during Upper House Judicial Affairs Committee at the Diet Building in Tokyo late at night on December 8, 2018. The Liberal Democratic Party of Japan insisted to pass the bill to overcome the nation's labor shortage by accepting unskilled workers from overseas while the opposition parties opposed. The result could be the creation of a new social class that may increase discord and friction in Japanese society. The government expects to accept 345,150 people in 14 industries within five years with the schedule of enforcement on April 1, 2019.( The Yomiuri Shimbun via AP Images )

The amendment bill of Immigrant Control and Refugee Recognition Law is passed during Upper House Judicial Affairs Committee at the Diet Building in Tokyo late at night on December 8, 2018. The Liberal Democratic Party of Japan insisted to pass the bill to overcome the nation's labor shortage by accepting unskilled workers from overseas while the opposition parties opposed. The result could be the creation of a new social class that may increase discord and friction in Japanese society. The government expects to accept 345,150 people in 14 industries within five years with the schedule of enforcement on April 1, 2019.( The Yomiuri Shimbun via AP Images )

The amendment bill of Immigrant Control and Refugee Recognition Law is passed during Upper House Judicial Affairs Committee at the Diet Building in Tokyo late at night on December 8, 2018. The Liberal Democratic Party of Japan insisted to pass the bill to overcome the nation's labor shortage by accepting unskilled workers from overseas while the opposition parties opposed. The result could be the creation of a new social class that may increase discord and friction in Japanese society. The government expects to accept 345,150 people in 14 industries within five years with the schedule of enforcement on April 1, 2019.( The Yomiuri Shimbun via AP Images )

The amendment bill of Immigrant Control and Refugee Recognition Law is passed during Upper House Judicial Affairs Committee at the Diet Building in Tokyo late at night on December 8, 2018. The Liberal Democratic Party of Japan insisted to pass the bill to overcome the nation's labor shortage by accepting unskilled workers from overseas while the opposition parties opposed. The result could be the creation of a new social class that may increase discord and friction in Japanese society. The government expects to accept 345,150 people in 14 industries within five years with the schedule of enforcement on April 1, 2019.( The Yomiuri Shimbun via AP Images )