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        "id": 1760302,
        "msgid": "high-demand-for-caregivers-makes-japan-a-destination-for-migrant-workers-1779541937",
        "date": "2026-05-23 18:24:00",
        "title": "High Demand for Caregivers Makes Japan a Destination for Migrant Workers",
        "author": "indrastuti",
        "source": "MEDIA_INDONESIA",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Economy",
        "summary": "Indonesia\u2019s LPK Bahana Inspirasi Muda marked the opening of a new four-storey Head Office building and the graduation of 26 alumni who will work in Japan as caregivers. The programme, which expands international-standard training for Indonesian workers, has placed over 1,000 alumni in Japan, with ongoing support from Japanese partners and Indonesian authorities.",
        "content": "<p>PT DSI Persero will undertake full export functions from January\n2027. The commitment to cultivating Indonesian human resources (HR)\nready to compete in the global job market is being strengthened by LPK\nBahana Inspirasi Muda. This was marked by the inauguration of the new\nHead Office building of LPK Bahana Inspirasi Muda and the release of 26\nalumni who will pursue careers in Japan as caregivers in hospitals and\nelderly homes.<\/p>\n<p>The event, held at the LPK Bahana Inspirasi Muda head office, Jalan\nPeta No.\u00a0190A, Bojongloa Kaler District, Bandung, on Thursday (21 May),\nformed part of the effort to strengthen international-standard education\nand training to fill the need for foreign workers in Japan in the\ncaregiving sector.<\/p>\n<p>The 26 alumni originate from various regions, including West Java,\nCentral Java, North Sumatra, and South Sumatra. They have fulfilled the\nJapanese work competency certification requirements, including the JFT\nA2 Basic Certificate and the SSW Kaigo Certificate in Indonesian and\nJapanese languages. The graduates will work in several prefectures in\nJapan, such as Hyogo, Osaka, Kanagawa, Tokushima, Toyama, Kyoto, Shiga,\nYamanashi, Gunma, and Nara.<\/p>\n<p>Chief Executive Officer of LPK Bahana Inspirasi Muda, Sony Dwi\nAriyandi, S.T., in his remarks expressed gratitude to all stakeholders,\nthe government, partners, and other parties who have supported LPK\nBahana since 2014.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMore than 1,000 LPK Bahana alumni are already working in Japan.\nThere are monthly graduations from examinations and interviews with our\nJapanese partners. It is hoped that more Indonesian youths, especially\nin Bandung, will have opportunities to pursue careers in Japan,\u201d he\nsaid.<\/p>\n<p>Handi Network International Japan CEO, Mr.\u00a0Tetsuro Haruyama, also\npraised the quality of Indonesian workers, who he noted work with heart\nand professionalism in Japan.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am very pleased to welcome the graduates who will graduate today\nand depart for Japan in May and June. We will also continue to provide\nmentoring while they work in Japan,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Representative of the Directorate for the Utilisation of Health Human\nResources (SDMK) of the Indonesian Ministry of Health, Lilis Dwi\nKristyaningrum, S.S., M.K.M., expressed appreciation to LPK Bahana for\nconsistently facilitating Indonesian health workers to pursue careers\nabroad.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOpportunities to work abroad are opening up further. We hope the\ngraduates can maintain professionalism as they are representatives of\nIndonesia,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Bandung City Labour Office Secretary, Bariati Ratna Aju,\nS.E., S.H., said that job opportunities in Japan are increasingly open\nacross various sectors.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe want Bandung\u2019s youth to see that international career\nopportunities are real and attainable with competence and skill\nreadiness,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>The inauguration of the new four-storey building also represents a\nstep in developing more modern and comfortable training facilities. The\nfour-storey building will be used to support advanced training,\ninterview preparation, and departure preparation for candidates from\nvarious LPK Bahana branches, such as Solo, Cianjur, Subang, and\nTanjungpinang.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/high-demand-for-caregivers-makes-japan-a-destination-for-migrant-workers-1779541937",
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