Category Archives: Nursing

Language hurdle trips up Indonesian nurses

January 7, 2012 in News, Nursing

More than half of 104 Indonesian nurses who came to Japan in 2008 through a bilateral economic partnership agreement to obtain nursing licenses have returned home, due mainly to difficulties meeting Japanese language requirements.

Nurses in Japan find language a barrier

December 16, 2011 in News, Nursing

As of May 2011—or nearly five years after the Jpepa was signed and nearly three years after it was ratified by the Philippine Senate—only two Filipino nurses have passed the licensure exam for nursing while 229 caregivers have been allowed to work here.

Vietnamese to be trained as nurses

October 21, 2011 in Immigration, News, Nursing

While more than 1,300 candidate nurses and caregivers have traveled to Japan from the two countries, only 19 have passed Japan’s qualification examination for nurses, due largely to language difficulties.

104 Indonesian nurses, caregivers to depart for Japan

July 8, 2011 in Immigration, News, Nursing

“As the length of Japanese language training has been increased from six months at the beginning, and now to nine months, and to 12 months by next year, we all hope more candidates can pass the local examinations,” Indonesian Minister of Manpower and Transmigration Muhaimin Iskandar said.

インドネシア人看護師、岩手での活動報告　姫路

May 13, 2011 in Immigration, News, Nursing

日本との経済連携協定（ＥＰＡ）に基づき来日、姫路赤十字病院（姫路市）で勤務するインドネシア人看護師、スワルティさん（３２）が、東日本大震災の被災地岩手県山田町での支援活動を終え９日、同病院で記者会見した。スワルティさんは「今後も支援できる方法を考えたい」と話した。

Loyal Filipinas refuse to abandon elderly patients

April 13, 2011 in Immigration, News, Nursing, Trainees

“How can I leave these people who are relying on me?” [Juanay, a 45-year-old Filipino woman undergoing on the job training to become a certified caregiver] said. Fanai is not the only Filipina who chose to stay on at the home despite the natural disaster and the aftershocks, coupled with the ongoing crisis at the [...]

「私たちはここに残る」　外国人介護士・看護師　被災地で奮闘続く

March 29, 2011 in Immigration, News, Nursing

東日本大震災の被災地では、多くの医療関係者が昼夜を違わず活動を続けている。その中には、日本との経済連携協定（ＥＰＡ）に基づく看護師・介護士候補者の派遣事業で滞日中のフィリピンやインドネシアの女性たちも含まれる。「お年寄りを見捨てて去れない」「地震も津波も怖くない。みんなを助けたい」。彼女たちの献身的な姿勢には「国の誇り」（インドネシア政府）、「介護のヒロイン」（フィリピンのメディア）などと称賛の声が上がり、被災者たちも感銘している。

看護師試験合格のインドネシア人「被災地に行かせて」

March 26, 2011 in Immigration, News, Nursing

看護師国家試験に合格した兵庫県姫路市のインドネシア人スワルティさん（３２）が２５日、勤務先の姫路赤十字病院で記者会見。東日本大震災に触れ「できれば（被災地に）行かせてほしい」と涙ながらに話した。

Foreign workers needed: Maehara

February 17, 2011 in Immigration, News, Nursing, Trainees

Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara called Wednesday for appropriate rules to accept more foreign workers ahead of an anticipated severe labor shortage in rapidly aging Japan, warning that China’s eventual “supergraying society” could soak up migrant workers.

Japan must ease migrant rules or lose carers – minister

February 17, 2011 in Eikaiwa, Immigration, News, Nursing, Trainees

Japan must completely revise its immigration rules to deal with a shortage of labour in an ageing society or risk losing workers to China, whose population is also greying, Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara said on Wednesday.