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Dates: during 2008-2008
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...program has been a welcome change for Tatsumi Nakayama, who works at the elderly care home Michinoku-so in Aomori, a 4-hour train ride from Tokyo. Unlike companies in more urban areas, Michinoku-so hasn't yet had difficulty keeping a full staff, but they know that they could. "Applicants for our jobs are decreasing every year. What would happen after five years? It's very bleak," says Nakayama, a 25-year veteran of the industry. That's why the company decided to hire two Indonesia caregivers through the new national program. "I believe there are many things...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Japan's Burdened Care Sector Looks Outwards for Help | 11/19/2008 | See Source »

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