Despite need, Japan keeps high wall for foreign labor
By Hiroko Tabuchi | New York Times | Updated: 2011-01-09 10:07
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Maria Fransiska, a devoted nurse from Indonesia, may not be able to pass a test to stay in Japan despite a need for nurses. Hiroko Tabuchi / The New York Times |
KASHIWA, Japan - Maria Fransiska, a young, hard-working nurse from Indonesia, is just the kind of worker Japan would seem to need to replenish its aging work force.
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