TOKYO -- Faced with intractable labor shortages, Japan is moving to accept more foreign workers, including unskilled laborers the country has long resisted, with plans to expand its immigration bureau to accommodate more arrivals.
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Filipino trainees at a Tokyo nursing home. Lawmakers are moving to accept more foreign workers to care for senior citizens and prevent a brisk economy from slowing before election season starts.
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