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So far the only foreigners to be registered as nurses here have been brought over as part of special agreements between the Japan, Indonesia and the Phillipines. The nurses have had to work caring for the elderly for the last few years while improving their Japanese skills to the point where they can pass the registration exam in Japanese. So far I believe only a handful have passed the exam. Some have mentioned that although they were highly qualified nurses at home they have spent most of their time in Japan changing incontinence diapers.

For info on teaching English in Japan, Google "teaching English in Japan" and you will find enormous amounts of info is available on this topic as it's a very common thing to do.