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NURSING CARE

Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 1, 2018
Fewer foreigners than expected coming to Japan to work as caregiver trainees, data shows
A year after it started, smaller numbers of foreign workers than expected have arrived to join a trainee program for nursing care services.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 16, 2018
Japan's industries are ready to hire foreign workers, but concerns remain
More than 345,000 blue-collar foreign laborers are expected to enter Japan within a five-year period starting from fiscal 2019, but expectations as to their status and potential appear to differ significantly between the industries they are set to join.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 15, 2018
Over 80% of Japanese positive about robotic nursing care
Over 80 percent of people in Japan hold positive views about receiving nursing care from robots, according to a survey by nursing care service provider Orix Living Corp.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Oct 14, 2018
Do the elderly and disabled people in Japan want robots to look after them?
What appears to be lacking are detailed surveys and studies, asking questions of the elderly and disabled people whose quality of life Japan's new legion of robots are supposed to improve.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 4, 2018
Moms continue to face hurdles returning to work as Abe wavers on day care and women's empowerment goals
Two years ago, an online rant about the lack of day care in Japan went viral on social media and seemingly started a movement, prompting working mothers to stage demonstrations in which they demanded the government take them seriously and offer more child care.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / Taking the Lead
Sep 17, 2018
For Lifull president Takashi Inoue, emerging tech and a touch of altruism are key to success
Takashi Inoue wants to transform his company, Lifull Co., into a one-stop shop for important lifestyle goods and services, where customers don't just make purchases but are able to get information about what they are buying as well.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Jul 1, 2018
Nursing cafes aim to promote regional growth, stimulate dialogue on elder care in Japan
Workers in the nursing care and welfare sectors are increasingly gathering at so-called "nursing cafes" in an effort to stimulate dialogue in communities on the medical issues that are arising as a result of the nation's graying society.
JAPAN
Jun 21, 2018
Half of Japan's visiting nurses suffer some form of harassment: survey
As a growing number of elderly people prefer to receive nursing services at home, nurses are often required to visit patients alone.
JAPAN / Society
May 21, 2018
Many Japanese care homes turning away seniors over lack of guarantor
Elderly who are single or without relatives often struggle to secure spots at nursing care homes because they lack a guarantor, despite government warnings against such tactics, a survey showed Monday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
May 21, 2018
Need for nursing care to surge 22% to 7.7 million by 2025: projection
The number of people 65 or older expected to require nursing care is projected to grow by more than a fifth by fiscal 2025 to about 7.7 million, a tally based on prefectural data shows.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 10, 2018
Japan's first foreign nursing care trainees to arrive in June
Japan will receive its first two foreign trainees in the field of nursing care as early as next month after a supervising body approved training plans for them, the group accepting the two Chinese women said Wednesday.
JAPAN
Dec 29, 2017
Abusers caught targeting disabled fell slightly in 2016 as mistreatment cases soared at care facilities
About 2,520 people were cited for abusing disabled people in fiscal 2016, but mistreatment at care facilities soared to a record of 401 cases, the government says.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 31, 2017
Food makers providing easier-to-eat fare for Japan's growing ranks of elderly
Easy to eat foods for people needing nursing care are improving in quality and availability as makers look to tap a growing market in rapidly graying Japan.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 3, 2017
Sapporo care home provider for elderly broadens deaf residents' horizons
The first housing facility of its kind specifically geared to providing care for elderly deaf people is being well received, putting into stark relief the shortage of similar options for seniors elsewhere in Japan.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
May 18, 2017
Japan's nursing facilities using humanoid robots, IT to improve lives, safety of elderly
Humanoid robots and advances in information technology are increasingly being used by nursing homes in a bid to give elderly people a better quality of life.
JAPAN / Society
Mar 28, 2017
366,000 seniors waiting for nursing homes, down 30% from 2013 amid tougher new rules
Around 366,000 elderly people are still waiting to be admitted to special nursing homes across Japan, down 30 percent from the previous tally in 2013, the welfare ministry's latest survey showed Monday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 28, 2017
Support networks emerging to help elderly Japanese living out their lives in Chiang Mai
When a Japanese retiree who had settled in the northern Thai city of Chiang Mai died in June, his body lay undiscovered for a week at his home, where he had lived alone.
BUSINESS
Jan 11, 2017
Nursing care business failures hit record high in 2016
Bankruptcies in the nation's nursing care industry in 2016 hit a record high for the second consecutive year amid a cut in government-set service payments and increasing competition.
JAPAN
Nov 18, 2016
Japan enacts law to prevent abuse of foreign trainees
The government moves to improve supervision of firms that accept workers from abroad amid widespread abuse.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Oct 21, 2016
Lower House committee passes bill to shake up Japan's foreign trainee program
The bill is intended to shake up a state-sponsored foreign traineeship program slammed by critics as akin to modern slavery.
Bloodied Trump survives assassination attempt at political rally
Former U.S. President Donald Trump is surrounded and evacuated by Secret Service agents at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday. Trump was rushed off stage at the rally after shots rang out.
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
Amid same-sex marriage ban, LGBTQ couples opt for 'photo weddings'
A lesbian couple, consisting of a 35-year-old woman (left) and 40-year-old woman, cover their faces with bouquets as they pose for wedding photos in Yokohama on Nov. 1.
China and Russia conduct joint Pacific military patrol
The Russian corvette Gromkiy enters the Chinese port of Zhanjiang as part of a joint China-Russia naval exercise on Saturday.
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
After Trump shooting, U.S. presidential race might take a violent turn
United States Secret Service Counter Snipers stand guard on a rooftop during a campaign rally for U.S. President Donald Trump in Avoca, Pennsylvania, in 2020.
No AC this summer? No problem (for me).
Think air conditioning is a requirement for a Tokyo summer? Think again.
She’s paying ¥1 million to help behind the scenes at the Paris Olympics
Mai Tarumi, who previously volunteered at the postponed Tokyo Olympics in 2021, has a travel budget of ¥1 million for her trip to volunteer at the Paris Games.
How to tweak your diet when temperatures spike
Most people think of hydration as a strictly liquid-based concept, but eating foods with high water content is an essential part of making it through a Japanese summer unscathed.

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