TOKYO -- Japan's acute labor shortage has forced the government to increase the number of foreign workers in the country, prompting improvements in public services that target newcomers and help attract more overseas staff.
Japan immigration
Foreign-born children in Japan struggle to enter universities
Drive to lure overseas talent could be helped by education reform, experts say
College entrance exams in Japan require a high level of fluency in Japanese, a skill many foreign-born children lack.
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