Regarding nursing here, the video makes the point that Japan values racial homogeneity to the point that they will let robots take care of their elderly. The f

Regarding nursing here, the video makes the point that Japan values racial homogeneity to the point that they will let robots take care of their elderly. The flip side of the racial side is that despite bringing in approximately 300 Filipino nurses on a study program to become Japanese nurses, after the three years of their program, only 2 or 3 nurses passed the (kanji-based) test that let them become fully-fledged nurses. This was with one girl religiously studying to 1am in order to cram the necessary kanji. The point that's missing from the whole nursing debate is that there already is enough qualified nurses in Japan, just that they don't stick around at the hospitals due to the harsh working environment and long working hours. If the hospitals were able to introduce a more flexible working system there wouldn't be as many problems.