Vietnamese caregivers working in Japanese hospitals have been rated the "best" among Asian trainees, according to an industry insider. Takeshima Tenmi, chairman of Osaka Medical Care Association, ...

The Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) between Japan and the Philippines was completed in 2006. This agreement allowed the two countries to exchange a total of 12,000 caregivers in the next two ...

I hope this letter will be read by the concerned parties — the health ministry of Japan and representatives of the government. I was a trainee from the first batch under the economic partnership ...

JAKARTA (Reuters) - Speaking in Japanese and bowing, 24-year-old Siti Maesaroh offers a tray with a mug and two bowls to a fellow student pretending to be an elderly person, before asking him if he ...

The government now considers dementia one of its most urgent policy challenges. The Health Ministry projects that ...

Indian health care workers are being eyed by Japan as a promising source of caregivers, with hopes that accessing labor from the world's most populous nation could help address personnel shortages in ...

Junior colleges and vocational schools in Japan that train caregivers are increasingly accepting foreign students amid Japan’s declining birthrate and little interest in the field among Japanese. This ...

At 63, Mikiko Kyouren could be mistaken for a resident of Shichimi-Kotobukien, a home for seniors, in Imizu, Toyama prefecture, but she doesn't intend to retire anytime soon. Instead, Kyouren has ...