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"This Is My First Time Using a Vacuum Cleaner": Home Care Workers Facing Labor Shortages; Foreign Helpers Also Face Obstacles Despite the Lifting of Restrictions: Anxieties About One-on-One Care and Differences in Lifestyle and Culture
Despite the ongoing labor shortage in the nursing care field, the government expanded the scope of foreign helpers eligible for specified skills visas to include home care in 2025. Irnawati (28), a home care helper from Indonesia, is providing care for an elderly woman in her home. Irnawati came to Japan three years ago on a specified skills visa to support her family back home. Since November 2025, she has been working at a home care service pr…
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Despite the ongoing labor shortage in the nursing care field, the government expanded the scope of foreign helpers eligible for specified skills visas to include home care in 2025. Irnawati (28), a home care helper from Indonesia, is providing care for an elderly woman in her home. Irnawati came to Japan three years ago on a specified skills visa to support her family back home. Since November 2025, she has been working at a home care service pr…