Japanese authorities recently discovered that Mitsubishi and Panasonic have violated labor laws by making foreign interns perform tasks outside of what is specified within their employee contracts. Due to this violation, both firms have been banned from hiring foreign trainees for the next five years. This discovery comes right as Japan is planning to implement a new foreign labor system that is intended to help address a widespread labor shortage. However, because these firms have had their foreign labor accreditation taken they may not be able to participate in this new system.
See "Mitsubishi and Panasonic lose permits to hire foreign trainees after violations", Magdalena Osumi, Japan Times, January 25, 2019