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Japan鈥檚 parliament has passed new rules dramatically increasing the number of foreign workers allowed to enter the country.

An estimated 340,000 foreign workers will now be allowed visas for both high-skilled and low-wage jobs over the next five years. It鈥檚 seen as an important move to counter the country鈥檚 declining population and productivity.

But it鈥檚 not without controversy, as the 麻豆约拍's Ed Butler reports from Tokyo.

(Image: A person has their fingerprints scanned at the new Tokyo International Airport. Credit: Getty Images)