Foreign Nurses Working in Japan: Assessments of the EPA Program (ed. Yuko Hirano and Michiyo Yoneno-Reyes) was introduced in the Miyazaki Nichinichi Shimbun book review section’s “New Publications Guide” on 9 May 2021. (From the University of Tokyo Press website) http://www.utp.or.jp/news/n41025.html
The book’s editors say there is insufficient research on foreign nurses and careworkers who came to Japan under economic partnership agreements (EPAs). Pointing out that the people “should not be seen merely as a ‘labor force’ and a barter for Japanese cars and liquefied natural gas,” they engaged in comprehensive research on the topic. More than one-third of the foreign nurses had already returned to their home countries, not only because of the language barrier, but also because it was difficult for them to switch to jobs at other facilities and to have their families accompany them. The problems faced by foreign nurses “are the problems of Japanese society.”
This book was also introduced in the following newspapers: Yamanashi Nichinichi Shimbun and Shinano Mainichi Shimbun on 15 May, Yamagata Shimbun and Shimotsuke Shimbun on 16 May, and Saga Shimbun and Oita Godo Shimbun on 23 May.