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Nursing exam with English terms held

The national qualification examination for nurses was held Feb. 20 at around a dozen venues across Japan, this time with medical terms translated into English to improve the pass rate for foreigners. A total of 54,756 people applied to take this year's exam, including 399 from the Philippines and Indonesia who are here to become nurses under bilateral free-trade agreements with Japan. Only three applicants passed the exam last February. (Kyodo News)

Shukan ST: March 04, 2011

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