Japan to let more foreigners provide in-home nursing care

Specified skilled workers, technical trainees to receive the green light in April

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An April rule change will lower the hurdles for non-Japanese health workers to provide in-home nursing care. (Photo by Nikkei)

TAKEMI NAKAGAWA

TOKYO -- Japanese health officials will soon open the doors wider for foreign health workers to provide in-home nursing care, Nikkei has learned, in a bid to ease the labor shortage in the field.

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