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Is aging Japan really ready for all the non-Japanese carers it needs? (The Japan Times)
One of the cliches most bandied about in the Japanese business world is yareba dekiru. An English equivalent might be the title of Jamaican reggae star Jimmy Cliff’s great 1972 hit, “You Can Get It If You Really Want.” There will always be vested interests in a political bureaucracy such as Japan’s, particularly when the politicians are lining their vests with cash graciously offered by …