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D is a U.S. trained massage therapist with a spousal visa, currently living in Hiroshima.
"I am curious about what I need to do to work legally as a massage therapist either at people's homes or offices or in a clinic setting."
Japan doesn't regulate the massage industry as it does in the States. You maybe asked for your certificates of training, etc., but basically you can do what you want.
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