For Foreign Care Workers / 外国人介護職員ガイド

Path to become a Certified Care Worker (Kaigo Fukushi-shi) in Japan. Required experience, exam content, and how it changes your visa to permanent.

How to renew your visa as a Specified Skilled Worker (Care) or Technical Intern. Documents needed, timeline, what your facility helps with.

How to use a hospital in Japan as a foreign care worker. Health insurance card, what to say, common medicines. With English translation.

Understanding your Japanese payslip (kyuyo meisai). Learn about base salary, allowances, deductions for tax, insurance, and pension. With English translation.

Things to do on your first day at a Japanese care facility. Bring your residence card, hanko, bank book. Easy Japanese + English guide.