World Inworker to Hold Emergency Webinar for Companies on April 10th (Friday) Following Suspension of Specified Skills 'Food Service' Acceptance

World Inworker Inc. (Head Office: Chuo-ku, Tokyo; President: Kenji Yabu, hereinafter referred to as World Inworker), a group company of CookBiz Co., Ltd., which specializes in introducing and supporting domestic Specified Skills foreign nationals, will hold an emergency webinar online on Friday, April 10, 2026, from 10:00 AM, concerning the suspension of acceptance in the 'Food Service' field under the Specified Skills program. (Participation fee: free, advance registration required).

[Webinar Application] https://forms.gle/PhLEXhaZZ9NFAi9f9

Background of this Webinar This webinar is being held with the aim of resolving the widespread anxiety and practical confusion in the field following the announcement by the Ministry of Justice regarding the 'Suspension of Acceptance of Specified Skills Category 1 in the Food Service Industry (from April 13, 2026)'.

On the day, attorney Shohei Sugita, an expert in foreign employment legal affairs, will serve as the lecturer, providing easy-to-understand explanations from the key points of recent application responses to strategies centered on 'domestic Specified Skills personnel,' which will be an important pillar going forward.

Currently, there is a surge in consultations from the front lines of food service companies regarding questions such as, 'What will happen to individuals who have already received job offers?' and 'How should we revise our future recruitment strategies?' In light of this situation, this webinar will focus particularly on the recruitment and transition of 'domestic Specified Skills foreign nationals.' By combining the legal perspective of attorney Sugita with the practical knowledge of World Inworker, we will present a concrete direction for overcoming the confusion in the field.

Seminar Overview Title: Earthquake in Food Service Company Recruitment – Practical Responses and Future Strategies for the Suspension of 'Food Service' Specified Skills Acceptance – Date & Time: Friday, April 10, 2026, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Format: Online (Zoom) Participation Fee: Free, advance registration required Webinar Application: https://forms.gle/PhLEXhaZZ9NFAi9f *Please register by Thursday, April 9, 2026, 6:00 PM.

Recommended Participants For Executives, Recruitment & HR Managers of Food Service Companies: * Those who wish to accurately grasp the details of the suspension measures for 'Food Service' Specified Skills and resolve confusion in their operations. * Those who wish to concretely consider future recruitment strategies (recruitment of domestic Specified Skills personnel, alternative measures). * Those who want to know concrete measures for sustainable human resource acquisition in the food service industry.

For Press and Media Representatives: * We welcome participation for the sole purpose of gathering information for article creation. * Please feel free to join us.

Program 1. Explanation of the announced suspension measures 2. Practical responses to be taken immediately (Application responses by April 13, responses to candidates awaiting offers as necessary, transition to job change recruitment, etc.) 3. Future response strategies (recruitment of domestic personnel, training for Specified Skills Category 2 personnel, etc.) 4. Introduction of World Inworker's support services (Specialized human resource introduction for food service, support system with high post-hire retention rate, etc.)

Speaker Profiles Shohei Sugita (Sugita Shohei) Representative Partner Attorney, Global HR Strategy Law Office Attorney (Tokyo Bar Association), Registered Immigration Lawyer, Social Insurance Labor and Human Resources Consultant Representative Partner Attorney at Global HR Strategy Law Office. International Cooperation Specialist (Foreign Employment/Labor Law and Immigration Control Law) at the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). After working at law firms, he is currently the Representative Partner Attorney at Global HR Strategy Law Office. With over 100 group corporations as clients, he is a specialist in legal affairs related to the acceptance and support of foreign nationals.

Shinichiro Tanaka (Tanaka Shinichiro) Senior Manager, Specified Skills Service Department, World Inworker Inc. Joined the predecessor of World Inworker, a foreign human resources introduction company, in 2020 as a new graduate. As a sales representative, he was involved in the establishment of the 'Specified Skills' system in its early days, supporting recruitment in the nursing care and food service sectors. Following participation in the CookBiz Group through M&A in 2023, he has been actively engaged in recruitment and retention support specifically for foreign nationals under the Specified Skills program in the food service field. With the motto of connecting Japan's 'omotenashi' (hospitality) to the world, not just as a solution for labor shortages, he is working to solve challenges in the food industry from a human resources perspective.

Webinar Application

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Company Profile As a group company of CookBiz Co., Ltd., which specializes in the food domain, we offer services for Specified Skills foreign nationals. We have particular strengths in introducing and supporting immediately available human resources residing in Japan (certified under Specified Skills, graduates of technical internships, international students, etc.), achieving highly accurate matching according to company needs. We provide one-stop services from visa application procedures to post-hire retention support, aiming to resolve labor shortages and ensure stable employment in the food service industry.

[HP] https://wiw.co.jp/ [Head Office] Hachobori Grande Building 5F, 2-26-9 Hachobori, Chuo-ku, Tokyo [Representative] Kenji Yabu, President [Business Description] Registration support organization and human resource introduction services for Specified Skills foreign nationals.