Sobotka signs working holiday agreement at start of Japan trip

The Czech Republic and Japan have signed a deal allowing for a working holiday visa programme. Under the agreement, the two states’ citizens aged 18 to 30 can work in the other country for one year without a permit. It was signed by Japan’s prime minister, Shinzo Abe, and his Czech counterpart, Bohuslav Sobotka, on the first day of the latter’s four-day visit to Japan on Tuesday. Mr. Sobotka’s stay is set to also include a Czech-Japanese business forum and a visit to the Hiroshima Peace Memorial. He is the first Czech head of government to visit Japan since 2005.

Author: Ian Willoughby