1st group of foreign caregivers start working in Japan

1st group of foreign caregivers start working in Japan

YOKOHAMA, Japan - An Indonesian caregiver speaks to a woman at a nursing home for the elderly in Yokohama on Jan. 29. A total of 101 Indonesian caregivers started working at nursing facilities in Japan the same day under a bilateral free trade agreement, making them the first foreigners to take the job in Japan. (Kyodo)

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