TOKYO -- The yen's sharp drop against the dollar and other currencies is making Japan less attractive to foreign workers, at a time when the average wage of Japanese workers in dollar terms has fallen 40% over the past decade.
The resultant narrower pay gap with emerging Asian nations has made it particularly difficult for Japan's construction and nursing-care industries to hire the workers they need.
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