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For companies accepting foreign workers under Specified Skilled Worker "Nursing Care": an explanation of the "Council for Specified Skilled Worker and Employment for Skill Development in the Nursing Care Field," covering the 4 steps to join, the validity period and renewal of the membership certificate, registering foreign workers within 4 months from the date of acceptance, adding facilities, and withdrawal, based on the membership rules in effect from August 28, 2026. We also check how registered support organizations are treated under the rules.

As Japan’s caregiving industry continues to face a severe labor shortage, more facilities are turning to the Specified Skilled Worker (Caregiving) program to...

Japan’s caregiving industry continues to face a chronic labor shortage, leading to increased acceptance of foreign workers through the Specified Skilled Work...

In caregiving settings, it is not uncommon for foreign workers under the Specified Skilled Worker (Caregiving) visa to be assigned tasks without a clear unde...

In recent years, an increasing number of foreign workers have been obtaining the Specified Skilled Worker residence status to work in Japan’s caregiving sect...

Labor shortages in the nursing and welfare sectors have become increasingly severe, and the acceptance of foreign workers is growing each year.However, not a...

As Japan’s caregiving industry faces a growing labor shortage, more companies are beginning to focus not only on hiring foreign workers, but also on developi...