{"id":177071,"date":"2026-04-09T10:52:45","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T01:52:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=177071&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2026-04-09T10:52:45","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T01:52:45","slug":"foreign-trainees-pass-nursing-exam-in-fukuoka","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/foreign-trainees-pass-nursing-exam-in-fukuoka\/","title":{"rendered":"Foreign Trainees Pass Nursing Exam In Fukuoka"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Seven foreign nationals who passed Fukuoka Prefecture\u2019s nursing assistant exam while working visited the prefectural office on April 7 to report their achievement. The group, from Indonesia and Myanmar, studied for about two years while employed and have started work at medical institutions in Omuta. Their success comes as Japan faces a growing nursing shortage, with demand in Fukuoka projected to reach 90,000 nurses by 2040. The support program, launched in fiscal 2023, provides integrated training including Japanese language education, certification, and employment. The seven are its first cohort, and five plan to pursue full nursing qualifications while continuing to work. <strong>Source:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/news.web.nhk\/newsweb\/na\/nb-5010032697\" target=\"_blank\">NHK News<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pref.fukuoka.lg.jp\/site\/chiji-top\/gaikokujinkango0407.html\" target=\"_blank\">Fukuoka Prefecture<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/fnn_foreign-trainees-nurse_2026_cl.jpg?resize=1400%2C629&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1400\" height=\"629\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-177072\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/fnn_foreign-trainees-nurse_2026_cl.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/fnn_foreign-trainees-nurse_2026_cl.jpg?resize=300%2C135&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/fnn_foreign-trainees-nurse_2026_cl.jpg?resize=1024%2C460&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/fnn_foreign-trainees-nurse_2026_cl.jpg?resize=768%2C345&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><br \/>\nPhoto: Fukuoka Prefecture<\/p>\n<p>Stay informed with the latest Fukuoka &#038; Kyushu news and events in English. Sign up for our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/\">free weekly newsletter<\/a> today and never miss a beat. Opt out anytime, your privacy is our priority. Get the inside scoop with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/\">The Now<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summaries based on public content, errors may occur during translation. Images credited independently. Send feedback using <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/contact\/\">this <strong>form<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Seven foreign nationals who passed Fukuoka Prefecture\u2019s nursing assistant exam while working visited the prefectural office on April 7 to report&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":30292,"featured_media":177072,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-177071","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","location-fukuoka-prefecture","news-category-general","en-US"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/177071","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/30292"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=177071"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/177072"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=177071"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=177071"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}