Of course, Japanese engineers make good money, so these companies won't bother. It's just a matter of wanting to pay less, not a lack of skilled people.
If these companies really needed a larger pool of skilled workers, including many world-class engineers, they could extend their recruiting from China and India to also Japan, which has a large number of them.
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Big Government prevents companies from doing this. The total number of V1 (I think) or H1 visas sold out in the first 4 months of this year.
So, by blocking skilled workers from coming here, governent is encouraging outsourcing, costing Americans jobs and tax money.
Strange, considering many people who are opposed to having skilled workers come here say they do it to 'save' Americans jobs. The opposite of their intentions is the result (as often is the case when government is used for 'social management').