Japan's foreign caregivers face exam hurdle as grace period ends

Tape desk, TradeNews BD (2026-10-31): Health Care Japan's foreign caregivers face exam hurdle as grace period ends With industry's labor crunch worsening, government looks to create learning app… Fuente primaria: original en Nikkei Asia (asia.nikkei.com).

October 31, 2026 4:52 PM GMT · Nikkei Asia

Health Care Japan's foreign caregivers face exam hurdle as grace period ends

With industry's labor crunch worsening, government looks to create learning app

Foreign nationals accounted for nearly 60% of the roughly 8,000 students who entered Japan's caregiver training schools in fiscal 2025. (Photo by Kosaku Mimura)

TOKYO -- Japan plans to bolster support for foreigners seeking care worker certification by devising a test-preparation app, as a pass rate in the low 30% range for a national exam and the approaching end of a grace period spell trouble for an already labor-starved sector.