Nursing Care Japanese Language Test

Understand the separate care Japanese requirement and how it relates to general Japanese tests.

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What this page covers

Nursing Care candidates usually need both a skills test and Japanese-language evidence. This page keeps the distinction clear and links to official sources for current rules.

Official Sources

  1. Long-term Care Specified Skilled Worker Evaluation Test, Prometric Japan (accessed 2026-06-20)
  2. Specified Skilled Worker (i): The Nursing Care Field, Immigration Services Agency of Japan / SSW portal (accessed 2026-06-20)
  3. Study Text: Nursing Care Skills, Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (accessed 2026-06-20)