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Indonesian nurse forced to drop out of Japan training program for health reasons
22-Jul-2009 Mainichi
One of the first ever group of Indonesian nursing trainees — dispatched to Japan last year based on the Japan-Indonesia Economic Partnership Agreement — has dropped out, it has been learned.
Foreign nurse, carer intake slow / Facilities worried about extra burdens when hiring Indonesians
16-Apr-2009 Yomiuri Shimbun
Under a bilateral economic partnership agreement signed by Japan and Indonesia in August 2007, Japan is supposed to accept 1,000 Indonesian nurses and care workers over a two-year period. However, due to a lack of preparation, only about 200 Indonesian nurses and caregivers arrived in Japan in the first year.