3 foreigners pass Japanese national nursing exam

ASHIKAGA, Japan - Lalin Ever Gammed smiles during a news conference in Ashikaga, Tochigi Prefecture, north of Tokyo, on March 26, 2010, after becoming the first Filipino to beat the language barrier and pass the Japanese national nursing exam. Two other foreign nurses, both from Indonesia, also passed the exam that enables them to remain in Japan for a long time.

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