Working in Japan

Q1:I would like to work as a nurse in Japan.

A1:You are required to obtain a qualification as a nurse under Japanese law.

Q2:How can I obtain Japanese qualification as a nurse?

A2:You need to take the national examination for "Kangoshi(nurse)" given by Japanese and pass the examination. The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare is governing agency of national examination in Japan.

For more information, please see the following webpages of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare:

Eligibility to take the Japanese National Nursing Examination for individuals who have nursing qualifications outside Japan(in Japanese, with machine translation available for English, Chinese and Korean)

Japanese National Nursing Examination(in Japanese)