Tag - nursing-care

 
 

NURSING CARE

Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 17, 2019
Japan's health care sector still a magnet for Filipinos
Job opportunities in Japan's health industry continue to attract Filipinos a decade since it started accepting candidate nurses and caregivers under a bilateral economic agreement.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 6, 2019
Panasonic to start housing business for elderly in China
Panasonic Corp. will start a business developing housing for the elderly next spring in China, featuring houses equipped with health care-related home appliances and nursing care devices, company sources said Wednesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Tohoku
Nov 1, 2019
Typhoon Hagibis shows challenges of evacuating Fukushima nursing homes in disasters
Powerful Typhoon Hagibis, which ripped through Japan on Oct. 12 and brought flooding and landslides to Fukushima Prefecture, has left at least 27 senior group homes and nursing homes in the area damaged or flooded.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 22, 2019
Japan could face shortage of 270,000 nursing staff by 2025, ministry warns
With baby boomers being at least 75 by 2025, social security spending by the government and demand for medical practitioners are expected to rise rapidly.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Oct 16, 2019
Nursery providing specialist care for disabled children helps Tokyo moms return to work
Three-year-old Asahi Watanabe, who was born with a genetic disease that requires the use of a feeding tube for hydration, receives care from nursery staff at his Tokyo home — an unusual arrangement in Japan where family members of children with disabilities are often called upon to provide all the...
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 28, 2019
U.S. startups look to Japan's graying population
U.S. startups focusing on care products and services for the elderly are tapping into the graying Japanese market, where more than 35 million people are over the age of 65.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 25, 2019
Japan to conduct tests for prospective caregivers in four Asian nations this fall
Japan will conduct tests in Cambodia, Nepal, Myanmar and Mongolia this fall for prospective caregivers who want to work in Japan under a new visa program, according to government officials.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 31, 2019
91-year-old's death at care home in western Japan went unnoticed for nearly two weeks
An elderly care home in Hyogo Prefecture said Friday that the death of a 91-year-old male resident in his room went unnoticed for more than 10 days.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 30, 2019
Contrasting visions of Denmark's welfare state turn issue into hot election topic
The Nordic welfare model, long the envy of many across the world seeking an egalitarian utopia, is creaking.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
May 23, 2019
Former worker at Tokyo nursing home arrested for allegedly beating resident to death
A former employee at a nursing home in Tokyo was arrested Wednesday for allegedly beating an 82-year-old resident to death at the facility last month, police said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Help Wanted?
Mar 31, 2019
Bumpy ride feared in Japan as new visa types issued to ease labor crunch
Japan will open its doors wider to workers from abroad when the revised Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act takes effect. However, with it comes a host of other issues.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Help Wanted?
Mar 31, 2019
Foreign workers are on the way, but are Japanese businesses ready?
A new visa program designed to lure more workers to Japan takes effect Monday, and government officials and industry leaders hope two new types will help alleviate the national labor shortage.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Mar 25, 2019
Survey finds that half of Japan's home care workers experienced harassment in 2018
Around 50 percent of home care workers reported in a recent government survey that they had experienced some form of harassment from those being cared for, it was learned Sunday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society / Regional voices: Chubu
Mar 4, 2019
Few foreign residents aware of public nursing care plan but more expected to tap it as Japan grays
The number of foreign people living and retiring in Japan is expected to increase following the overhaul of the nation's immigration control law in April, which will introduce new types of working visas.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 21, 2019
Japan to ease language requirements for foreign nursing care trainees amid sluggish growth in applications
The move comes as the country struggles with a labor crunch in the face of an aging population and falling birthrate.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 22, 2019
Nursing homes see spate of deaths amid flu outbreak across Japan
Amid an outbreak of influenza, the nation has seen a spate of deaths in recent days following mass infections at nursing care facilities.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 7, 2019
First nursing care trainees from Myanmar arrive to begin work in Hokkaido
The three workers, all women in their 20s, will spend three years gaining experience at Sapporo-based Sakura Community Service Co.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 16, 2018
Japan mulls visa test exemptions based on education level
Japan plans to grant exemptions from technical tests required for a new category of visa if applicants have attained a certain degree of professional education in their home countries, informed sources say.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY
Dec 16, 2018
Cultural differences can present a challenge when giving or receiving care
Coping with a sudden illness or unexpected injury is difficult enough in your own country, but it can be even harder when you're unfamiliar with the customs or language of the country you live in.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 10, 2018
Language skills among foreign care workers a concern for nursing home officials
While a new visa system approved by the Diet, set to take effect in April, has been welcomed by Japan's labor-short nursing care businesses, questions remain about how to provide sufficient Japanese-language education for foreign workers.

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