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Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Hokkaido
Nov 22, 2019
Hokkaido scholarships for foreign care workers draw nationwide attention amid labor crunch
Three municipalities, including Higashikawa in Hokkaido's Kamikawa subprefecture, and nursing care providers in the prefecture's north introduced in April a scholarship program for non-Japanese attending welfare services schools to encourage them to take up jobs at local nursing homes.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 18, 2019
71-year-old woman suspected of murdering three older family members due to stress of caregiving
A 71-year-old woman in central Japan suspected of murdering her husband has told investigators she strangled her in-laws as well, local police said Monday, pointing to the stress of being the sole caregiver in the family as a possible motive.
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
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Apr 9, 2019
As 'Brexodus' gap leaves U.K. short of nurses, Filipino candidates struggle with IELTS English test
Bracing for life after Brexit, U.K. hospitals badly need more nurses like Filipino Jobie Escalona. But she twice flunked the English language test that is required to get there, in which she was asked to write about topics such as the merits of immigration and computer education in school.
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 / Crime & Legal
Feb 4, 2019
Former nurse, held over elder abuse case in Gifu Prefecture, may be linked to four other cases
A nurse who previously worked at a home for the elderly in central Japan was arrested Sunday for an alleged 2017 assault on a resident in her 90s, with police suspecting he was also involved in four other cases.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Feb 2, 2019
Hokkaido offers nursing scholarships to foreign workers amid labor shortage
Chen Wan-xuan, a student from Taiwan, raises a spoonful of salad to the mouth of an elderly resident at a nursing home in Asahikawa as she speaks quietly to him.
Who needs AI when you have Hatsune Miku?
Over the first six months of 2024, a handful of songs using Vocaloid singer Hatsune Miku’s voice have enjoyed widespread attention, underlining a global interest in the character and the technology she represents.
Yen’s woes seem too big for even a BOJ hike this month to solve
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo
China’s economic growth comes in worse than expected
Pedestrians in the Wangfujing shopping area in Beijing on July 11, 2024. China's economic growth in the second quarter was lower than forecast, adding pressure on Chinese leaders to lift confidence at the Chinese Communist Party's third plenum this week.
Kansai airports to increase takeoff and landing slots ahead of Osaka Expo
Kansai International Airport in Izumisano, Osaka Prefecture. The upper limit on the number of takeoff and landing slots at the airport as well as Kobe Airport in Hyogo Prefecture will be raised in spring next year ahead of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka.
Shooter came within inches of killing Trump, but left few clues as to why
An aerial view shows the stage where Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump had been standing during an assassination attempt the day before, and the roof of a nearby building where a gunman was shot dead by law enforcement, in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Sunday.
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.
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.

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