ABC Platform Human Resource Development and Application Subcommittee Medical / Nursing Care Group Seminar
The reality of recruiting foreign caregivers and next steps
Increased Use of Specified Skills, Barriers to Lifting the Ban on Home-Visit Care, and the Situation in Myanmar
The latest information to support business decisions with an eye on the next revision of remuneration
1. date and time
Thursday, December 4, 2025 14:00~16:00 *Reception starts at 13:30
2. Location
Nakanoshima Center Building 29F
6-2-27, Nakanoshima, Kita-ku, Osaka 530-6691, Japan
From JR Osaka Station, take city bus 53 to Funatsu-bashi Station.
7 minutes walk from Awaza Subway Station.
7 minutes walk from "Awaza" subway station. 5 minutes walk from "Nakanoshima" station on Keihan Line.
This seminar is for on-site participation only.
3. application
Capacity of 80 people *First-come-first-served basis
Free of charge
Click here to register
4. Contents
Keynote Speech
Specific measures that management should take now
Lecturer: Mr. Junsho Okawa, former Assistant Director, Office of Human Resources for Welfare, Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare
While the number of workers hired based on specified skills is rapidly increasing, the number of those receiving technical training is on the decline.
The lifting of the ban on foreigners working in home-visit care, which was expected to be lifted in April 2025, has been slow to take effect due to strict conditions.
In addition, the use of foreign nationals in the home-visit nursing care industry has been sluggish due to the strict conditions.
Furthermore, political instability in Myanmar, a major supplier of human resources, is shaking recruitment plans,
In addition, the political unrest in Myanmar, a major supplier of human resources, is shaking up recruitment plans, and moves toward the next revision of compensation for long-term care workers in 2027 are beginning to take place.
In considering human resource strategies for the future, we cannot ignore these developments.
In this seminar, Mr. Suminao Okawa, former assistant director of the Welfare Human Resources Office of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, and other front-line experts will discuss the future of human resources in Japan and abroad.
and other front-line experts will summarize the current situation and issues regarding the utilization of foreign human resources, and will also provide a
The presentation will also provide an easy-to-understand explanation of specific measures that management should take now, taking future system changes into consideration.
Panel Discussion
What is the best way to create a workplace of choice? Considering Careers and Retention of Foreign Talent
Facilitator
Tomoyuki Okada, Director General, Nara East Hospital
Panelists
Mr. Junsho Okawa, former Assistant Director, Welfare Human Resources Office, Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare
Mr. Katsunari Nakagawa, Representative Director, Kokoro-no-Sato Co.
Ikeda Satsukikai Social Welfare Corporation
(Former Deputy Director, Poplar Kamishinjo Nursing Home for the Elderly) Ms. Marichelle Orca
Organizer/Co-sponsor/Support
Organizer: Kansai Economic Federation ABC Platform
Co-organized by: Osaka Foreign Talent Recruitment Support Center (OSAKA BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AGENCY)
（National Medicare and Overseas Business Council
Supported by: Osaka Nursing and Healthcare Facilities Association for the Elderly / Osaka Care Workers Association
6. Inquiries
National Council of Medicare Business
06-6751-4100
The latest information to support business decisions with an eye on the next revision of remuneration
1. date and time
Thursday, December 4, 2025 14:00~16:00 *Reception starts at 13:30
2. Location
Nakanoshima Center Building 29F
6-2-27, Nakanoshima, Kita-ku, Osaka 530-6691, Japan
From JR Osaka Station, take city bus 53 to Funatsu-bashi Station.
7 minutes walk from Awaza Subway Station.
7 minutes walk from "Awaza" subway station. 5 minutes walk from "Nakanoshima" station on Keihan Line.
This seminar is for on-site participation only.
3. application
Capacity of 80 people *First-come-first-served basis
Free of charge
Click here to register
4. Contents
Keynote Speech
Specific measures that management should take now
Lecturer: Mr. Junsho Okawa, former Assistant Director, Office of Human Resources for Welfare, Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare
While the number of workers hired based on specified skills is rapidly increasing, the number of those receiving technical training is on the decline.
The lifting of the ban on foreigners working in home-visit care, which was expected to be lifted in April 2025, has been slow to take effect due to strict conditions.
In addition, the use of foreign nationals in the home-visit nursing care industry has been sluggish due to the strict conditions.
Furthermore, political instability in Myanmar, a major supplier of human resources, is shaking recruitment plans,
In addition, the political unrest in Myanmar, a major supplier of human resources, is shaking up recruitment plans, and moves toward the next revision of compensation for long-term care workers in 2027 are beginning to take place.
In considering human resource strategies for the future, we cannot ignore these developments.
In this seminar, Mr. Suminao Okawa, former assistant director of the Welfare Human Resources Office of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, and other front-line experts will discuss the future of human resources in Japan and abroad.
and other front-line experts will summarize the current situation and issues regarding the utilization of foreign human resources, and will also provide a
The presentation will also provide an easy-to-understand explanation of specific measures that management should take now, taking future system changes into consideration.
Panel Discussion
What is the best way to create a workplace of choice? Considering Careers and Retention of Foreign Talent
Facilitator
Tomoyuki Okada, Director General, Nara East Hospital
Panelists
Mr. Junsho Okawa, former Assistant Director, Welfare Human Resources Office, Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare
Mr. Katsunari Nakagawa, Representative Director, Kokoro-no-Sato Co.
Ikeda Satsukikai Social Welfare Corporation
(Former Deputy Director, Poplar Kamishinjo Nursing Home for the Elderly) Ms. Marichelle Orca
Organizer/Co-sponsor/Support
Organizer: Kansai Economic Federation ABC Platform
Co-organized by: Osaka Foreign Talent Recruitment Support Center (OSAKA BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AGENCY)
（National Medicare and Overseas Business Council
Supported by: Osaka Nursing and Healthcare Facilities Association for the Elderly / Osaka Care Workers Association
6. Inquiries
National Council of Medicare Business
06-6751-4100