Imphal, Oct. 24 -- Manipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh met a Japanese delegation at the Chief Minister's Secretariat on Friday to discuss job opportunities in Japan for young people from the state.

The delegation was led by Skill, Labour, Employment and Entrepreneurship Secretary N. Bandana Devi. It included representatives from Japanese social welfare organisations and recruitment agencies, including Life no Gakkou, Fukushi Gakudan, Gasshoen, Mineyama, Kuneikai, Goshiki, Zenken Corporation and NSDC International.

After the meeting, Singh said on social media that the Japanese representatives had expressed interest in recruiting skilled youth from Manipur for jobs in Japan.

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