Industry head calls for better pay, working conditions and training pathways
Nurses at work in a Tokyo hospital. (Photo by Yohei Fukai)
AKANE OKUTSU and ANDREW SHARP
October 27, 2026 14:03 JST
TOKYO -- The head of Japan's largest professional body for nurses is warning that the country will struggle to attract foreign nurses unless it offers better pay and eases language barriers, even as its hospitals struggle with staff shortages.