Japan targets 10,000 Vietnamese caregivers by 2020

Japan targets 10,000 Vietnamese caregivers by 2020

Japan has set a target of accepting 10,000 Vietnamese caregivers by the summer of 2020 to address a chronic labour shortage in the nursing sector, according to Kyodo News.
Japan fire kills 11 at home for elderly people

Japan fire kills 11 at home for elderly people

Eleven people died after a fire broke out at a residence for elderly people with financial difficulties in northern Japan, police said on Thursday (Feb 1).