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Japan is preparing to accept more foreign workers under its new visa system launched earlier in the month, with a qualification exam for applicants held in the country for the first time this past weekend, reports Japan Today. The exam, which took place in locations across Japan, focused on checking knowledge and skills required to work in the country’s accommodation industry. The first exam for candidates seeking to work in the nursing care business was held in the Philippines on Saturday. Japan created a new visa system on 1 April 2019 to bring in more foreign workers to the country struggling with an acute labor shortage. Over the next five years, the government is estimating that it will accept about 345,000 foreign workers to work in 14 different sectors.
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