Key facts
- Japan plans to create a test-preparation app for foreign nationals seeking care worker certification.
- The national exam pass rate for caregivers is in the low 30% range.
- Foreign nationals made up nearly 60% of students in caregiver training schools in fiscal 2025.
Japan is developing a test-preparation app to assist foreign nationals in obtaining care worker certification, as a low pass rate on the national exam and an impending grace period deadline present difficulties for the country's care sector, which is already facing a labor shortage. In fiscal year 2025, nearly 60% of the approximately 8,000 students enrolled in Japanese caregiver training schools were foreign nationals.