Category: Nursing Care

by Michael Gillan Peckitt July 18, 2025 Number of comments0
Crime Japan Nursing Care

Shiga Govt Ordered to Compensate Ex-Assistant Nurse Acquitted of Murder

A district court in western Japan on Thursday ordered the Shiga prefectural government to pay about 31 million yen in damages to a former assistant nurse acquitted of murdering a patient. Sosuke Ikeda, presiding judge at Otsu District Court, said in the ruling that the investigation of Mika Nishiyama, 45, by officers of the Shiga prefectural police department went beyond socially acceptable levels. Meanwhile, the court rejected Nishiyama’s claim for damages from the Japanese government, saying that her indictment by public prosecutors was reasonable to a certain degree. The plaintiff side plans to appeal against the ruling.

by Michael Gillan Peckitt June 20, 2025 Number of comments0
Disasters Imperial Family Japan Nursing Care

(Update) Imperial Couple Visit A-Bomb Survivors’ Nursing Home in Hiroshima

Japan’s Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako on Friday visited Yano Orizuru-en, a nursing home for survivors of the 1945 atomic bombing of the western city of Hiroshima. The Imperial couple visited the facility for the first time and met with 10 nursing home residents aged 81 to 99. Emperor Emeritus Akihito visited the nursing home with Empress Emerita Michiko in 2014, before he abdicated the throne.

by Michael Gillan Peckitt June 20, 2025 Number of comments0
Disability Disasters Imperial Family Japan Nursing Care

Hiroshima A-Bomb Nursing Home Awaits Imperial Couple’s Visit

A nursing home for atomic bomb survivors in Hiroshima is awaiting Friday’s visit by Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako during their trip to the western Japan prefecture as this year marks the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II. The facility was opened in 2007 and currently accommodates about 100 residents whose average age exceeds 90. While supporting the residents’ daily lives, it also works to pass on experiences of the 1945 atomic bombing.

by Michael Gillan Peckitt June 17, 2025 Number of comments0
Disability Japan Nursing Care Politics

Japan Government Draft Policy Eyes Boost for Disability Welfare Sector

On June 6th, the Japanese government presented a draft of the “Basic Policy on Economic and Fiscal Management and Reform” at a meeting of the Council on Economic and Fiscal Policy. The draft states that a clear shift will be made away from cost-cutting approaches in regard to wage increases and stable management in the fields of medical care, nursing care, and disability welfare. It also notes, “Appropriate measures will be taken to reliably lead to stable management and wage increases for a wide range of professionals working in the field.” Furthermore, it clearly states, “We will understand and verify the actual state of past treatment improvements and consider the matter so that a conclusion can be reached by the end of 2025.”

by Michael Gillan Peckitt June 9, 2025 Number of comments0
Disability Imperial Family Japan Nursing Care

Princess Kako meets people of Japanese descent in Brazil nursing home

Welcomed by the residents of the facility, which houses migrants from Japan and their descendants, the 30-year-old younger daughter of Crown Prince Fumihito and Crown Princess Kiko asked how they are doing and called on them to look after themselves. Established in 1958 as the first nursing facility for the Japanese community, it is home to some 60 people aged from their 60s to 100

by Michael Gillan Peckitt April 18, 2025 Number of comments0
Care Disability Japan Nursing Care

Federation of Nursing Care Providers ‘Disability Welfare Business Division’ Establishes 33rd Branch in Ehime Prefecture

The Ehime branch of a national organization that aims for sustainable welfare for persons with disabilities and improved treatment of care providers has been established. The branch’s general meeting, held in Matsuyama City, was attended by more than 100 people from 75 member care providers. Takayuki Niunoya, Ehime Branch Director said; ”The welfare of our country must be supported by us, the people. I would like to stand at the forefront of this effort with you all.” Ehime is the 33rd branch of the federation in Japan. The prefectural branch will work with other nursing care organizations and local governments in the prefecture to gather the voices of caregivers and make policy proposals to the national government.

by Michael Gillan Peckitt February 7, 2025 Number of comments0
Care Japan Nursing Care

Japan to Allow Foreigners to Engage in Home Care Services

The Japanese government Thursday presented to an experts panel a plan to allow foreign nationals to engage in home care services under the country’s specified skilled worker program as part of efforts to alleviate severe labor shortages. The government also proposed easing regulations so that more foreigners can work in the restaurant industry and at manufacturers of industrial products, which are also struggling with manpower shortages.

by Michael Gillan Peckitt January 18, 2025 Number of comments0
Children Japan Nursing Care

Ex-Nursery Worker Ruled Not Guilty over Girl’s Death in 2017

A Japanese district court Thursday found a former worker of a nursery school not guilty of assaulting and killing a 1-year-old girl in 2017.
Judge Takeshi Okuyama, who presided over the lay-judge trial at Yokohama District Court in Kanagawa Prefecture, south of Tokyo, issued the ruling, rejecting the prosecution’s demand for a 10-year prison term for the former worker.

by Michael Gillan Peckitt July 21, 2024 Number of comments0
Health Japan Nursing Care Politics

Japan, China Top Health Officials Agree to Promote Cooperation

Japanese Health, Labor and Welfare Minister Keizo Takemi and Lei Haichao, head of China’s National Health Commission, met in Beijing on Friday and agreed to promote cooperation in the areas of medical and nursing care services. 

Takemi and Lei also discussed measures to deal with population aging, a common challenge facing their countries.