Reaching the H-1B limit has typically left employers in the United States without the ability to hire many skilled foreign nationals for several months at a time.
The abrupt postponement of the reform package left Mr Koizumi's government scrambling to limit the damage and the prime minister insisting to an increasingly sceptical audience that there would be no watering down of the central elements of Mr Takenaka's proposals.
Canada is well aware of the legacy of disease asbestos has left in rich countries, but the knowledge has done nothing to limit its exports to developing countries.
Letta's acceptance of the leadership role is expected to limit the uncertainty that has gripped the nation since February, when elections left none of the candidates with enough support to form a government.
What was left was a bill that exacerbates current inequalities in the system, as it is designed explicitly to limit student access to online learning programs based on geography.