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title: "Tokutei gino (特定技能) - AP Japanese"
description: "a residence status for specified skilled foreign workers in sectors facing severe labor shortages in Japan"
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subject: "AP Japanese"
unit: "Unit 6"
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# Tokutei gino (特定技能) - AP Japanese

## Definition

a residence status for specified skilled foreign workers in sectors facing severe labor shortages in Japan

## Related Study Guides

- [6.4 Policy and Planning | 政策と計画](/ap-japanese/unit-6/policy-and-planning/study-guide/TdVTohuPJ0iLTblX7S2B)