Japan could face a shortage of up to 270,000 nurses by 2025, according to the Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry.
The ministry said Monday that a study it conducted on registered nurses, assistant nurses, public health nurses and midwives indicates the shortage will be most acute in urban areas where home health care and other forms of nursing are widely used.
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