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EDITORIAL / Foreign nurses deserve helping hand.

Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri

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EDITORIAL / Foreign nurses deserve helping hand

Yomiuri

Given the serious shortage of medical and nursing care workers and nurses, lifting certain restrictions so qualified foreigners in these fields can apply their skills in this country is an obvious solution.

In its fourth basic immigration control policy plan compiled late last month, the Justice Ministry stated it would reexamine the mandatory limit on the length of time foreign nurses and dentists can work in Japan when they hold residential status.

Even if non-Japanese qualify to work as a nurse or dentist after passing state exams, they are not permitted to work here for more than seven …

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